Watergate reporter Bernstein blames "idiot culture" for inadequate journalism

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Newspapers are devoting fewer resources to issues of importance such as the Iraq war and potential abuses of the U.S. Constitution, the former Washington Post reporter told students at the Brunswick School on Thursday.

He said more resources are being devoted to the lifestyles of celebrities such as Donald Trump and Paris Hilton.

"The problems we have in news and journalism are about us not doing our job well enough," Bernstein said. "The ideal of providing the best available version of the truth is being affected by the dominance of a journalistic culture that has less and less to do with reality and context."

Bernstein, 63, said he believes an "idiot culture" is partly to blame for the dysfunction of political life in the United States.

I think Mr. Bernstein's words are spot-on.

Hell, we have people posting shit here about Anna Nicole and Ellen Degeneris' dog, while our constitutional liberties are gradually being eroded.

And then election after election we end up with complete asses for candidates, we complain about the system...and every four years the cycle continues.

So what will it take for people to wake up?

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

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So what will it take for people to wake up?

A reality show called American President. It'll save a ton on election costs and the popular vote can be cast using our cell phones.

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So what will it take for people to wake up?

A reality show called American President. It'll save a ton on election costs and the popular vote can be cast using our cell phones.

Well. Since the writers in Hollywierd are going on strike Mon. you just might get one.

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I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

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Newspapers are devoting fewer resources to issues of importance such as the Iraq war and potential abuses of the U.S. Constitution, the former Washington Post reporter told students at the Brunswick School on Thursday.

He said more resources are being devoted to the lifestyles of celebrities such as Donald Trump and Paris Hilton.

"The problems we have in news and journalism are about us not doing our job well enough," Bernstein said. "The ideal of providing the best available version of the truth is being affected by the dominance of a journalistic culture that has less and less to do with reality and context."

Bernstein, 63, said he believes an "idiot culture" is partly to blame for the dysfunction of political life in the United States.

I think Mr. Bernstein's words are spot-on.

Hell, we have people posting shit here about Anna Nicole and Ellen Degeneris' dog, while our constitutional liberties are gradually being eroded.

And then election after election we end up with complete asses for candidates, we complain about the system...and every four years the cycle continues.

So what will it take for people to wake up?

I have asked this question alot lately. It seems like most people are more concerned about lifestyles of the rich and famous that they are about things that matter like our rights, etc.

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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Newspapers are devoting fewer resources to issues of importance such as the Iraq war and potential abuses of the U.S. Constitution, the former Washington Post reporter told students at the Brunswick School on Thursday.

He said more resources are being devoted to the lifestyles of celebrities such as Donald Trump and Paris Hilton.

"The problems we have in news and journalism are about us not doing our job well enough," Bernstein said. "The ideal of providing the best available version of the truth is being affected by the dominance of a journalistic culture that has less and less to do with reality and context."

Bernstein, 63, said he believes an "idiot culture" is partly to blame for the dysfunction of political life in the United States.

I think Mr. Bernstein's words are spot-on.

Hell, we have people posting shit here about Anna Nicole and Ellen Degeneris' dog, while our constitutional liberties are gradually being eroded.

And then election after election we end up with complete asses for candidates, we complain about the system...and every four years the cycle continues.

So what will it take for people to wake up?

I have asked this question alot lately. It seems like most people are more concerned about lifestyles of the rich and famous that they are about things that matter like our rights, etc.

I guess escapism vs. real-life ratios vary from people to people. I assume that those who are more satisfied in their positions in life, or a stakeholder of political decisions, will pay more attention to goings on than people dissatisfied in life looking to the tube for escapism.

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A reality show called American President. It'll save a ton on election costs and the popular vote can be cast using our cell phones.

Win. Thread over.