A ONE SIDED STORY ABOUT A ONE SIDED STORY
LOUSEY JOURNALISM
Slate published a piece, entitled "Kremlin TV," (March 19, 2015) by Lucian Kim. The piece reports on President Putin's TV exposition regarding the coup in Ukraine, and the Russian takeover of the Crimea. The author in characterizing a one-sided story, pens a one sided view of the events too reminiscent of Fox News "quality". That is, in his characterization of a Putin propaganda TV program..the author felt the need to generate another propaganda piece --though of the opposing view. The irony of the project did not seem to make an impression on the author. Though having the opportunity to set the record straight, none was taken. Only one aspect of a complex story is reported on. The Fox News style of: the USA is always right, and keep it simple for those who like their stories in only black and white was clearly followed. No mention of US encirclement of Russia with bases, or the history of CRIMEA, or encroachment by NATO into Russia's back yard, no word of the CIA involvement in Kiev demonstrations, or of the U.S. slush money spent to gin up anti Yanukovych crowds, or the activities of extremists such as "loose cannon" Victoria Nuland. Tsk tsk tsk....Slate is better than this PUTIN-style propaganda.
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