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_______________ A MASSIVE JOURNALISTIC BREAKDOWN BY MOLLY DICKENSON (03/27/98)

Bravo to Mollie Dickenson for her cogent assessment of how the press has gotten it oh so very wrong. Early on, I detected how their jaded opinion of the Clintons resulted in "selective" reporting that conveniently ignored highly relevant facts.
One example revolves around Hillary's cattle futures deal. As it turns out, the gentleman who was supposedly guiding her investments with insider information did not "sell" when she did and ended up losing money. Why didn't he follow his own supposed advice to her? Doesn't make sense, but that didn't stop the press from continuing their innuendos of nefarious dealings and hypocrisies.
-- Diane Brandi

I found Dickenson's article very interesting. It is so sad that the so-called media elite, in a rush for news and money, would ignore objectiveness and everything that constitutes principles of great American journalism. It seems major news organizations are scrambling for dirt on Clinton as if otherwise they would look outmoded and are afraid if they don't they might go out of business.
Once again thanks for the informative article that presented a balanced approach to assessing the essence of American media today.
-- Helen Marie Dao
SALON | March 31, 1998

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_______________ A MASSIVE JOURNALISTIC BREAKDOWN BY MOLLY DICKENSON (03/27/98)
	Bravo to Mollie Dickenson for her cogent assessment of how the press has gotten it oh so very wrong. Early on, I detected how their jaded opinion of the Clintons resulted in "selective" reporting that conveniently ignored highly relevant facts. One example revolves around Hillary's cattle futures deal. As it turns out, the gentleman who was supposedly guiding her investments with insider information did not "sell" when she did and ended up losing money. Why didn't he follow his own supposed advice to her? Doesn't make sense, but that didn't stop the press from continuing their innuendos of nefarious dealings and hypocrisies. -- Diane Brandi I found Dickenson's article very interesting. It is so sad that the so-called media elite, in a rush for news and money, would ignore objectiveness and everything that constitutes principles of great American journalism. It seems major news organizations are scrambling for dirt on Clinton as if otherwise they would look outmoded and are afraid if they don't they might go out of business. Once again thanks for the informative article that presented a balanced approach to assessing the essence of American media today. -- Helen Marie Dao SALON \| March 31, 1998