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Topic: RedState’s Erick Erickson Hits
Conservative Media For ‘Failing To
Advance Ideas,’ Constant Outrage |
RedState’s Erick Erickson Hits
Conservative Media For ‘Failing To
Advance Ideas,’ Constant Outrage
Mediaite, by Meenal Vamburkar
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 2/27/2013 2:34:22 PM
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| The “conservative media is failing to advance ideas and stories,” RedState editor Erick Erickson asserted on Wednesday. Noting that the echo in the chamber has gotten too loud, Erickson urged conservatives to step away from the outrage and focus instead on integrity in reporting. “Conservatives are trying so hard to highlight controversies, no matter how trivial, we have forgotten the basics of reporting: W5 + H as I learned in grade school, also known as who, what, where, when, why, and how,” he wrote. “We need to establish a baseline for integrity in
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Uh, call me crazy, but just where is the "conservative media" supposed to advance their stories? Other than Fox they get mocked and ridiculed if they even go on CNN or heaven forbid MessNBC. I think Breitbart does a great job of reporting facts without being outraged as he states.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
mikkins2, 2/27/2013 3:01:39 PM (No. 9199399)
There is a difference between the conservative media (Breitbart) and the Republican Establishment public relations publications(National Review).
Got Tea?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
JAN, 2/27/2013 3:15:27 PM (No. 9199418)
Erick the Red jumped the shark over a year ago.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 2/27/2013 3:17:36 PM (No. 9199424)
Exhibit A and exhibit B...
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
excalgalcg, 2/27/2013 3:29:01 PM (No. 9199446)
I agree Poster 2. He´s now on CNN and it´s rubbing off. I heard him on the radio a while ago, subbing for someone and he had nothing nice to say about any Republicans. I don´t care for him and am disappointed in his approach. I used to read redstate.com but not any more. Too snarky.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Fiesta del sol, 2/27/2013 5:05:56 PM (No. 9199602)
FTA "Erickson cited the “Obamaphone” story as an example, explaining that while some conservatives aim for basic facts, they end up getting stuck on talking points. "
What was wrong with the Obamaphone story? Holy mackerel, the Obamaphone lady is a typical Obama voter. We are in a serious financial crisis, and Obama is taking ships out of the Middle East instead of cutting back on giving free phones to people.
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