Posted by
Pundit Blogger on Thursday, August 10, 2006 5:22:43 PM
Reutergate. Adnan Hajj. Manipulation of Images. If you haven't heard about it yet, you are either dead or in some remote village in the Amazon, and even then I'm not sure you haven't. Many people blow this off as an "honest mistake" and a one-time thing. Perhaps it was a mistake. Maybe it wasn't. That is still to be determined. However, one thing that seems to be certain is, this is not going to go away anytime soon.
I recently read a commentary (can't remember where), which talked about Americans at one point believing everything they hear from the MSM (Main Stream Media) and taking it as fact. Now. of course, with the advent of the internet, blogs, email and more, its an understatement to say that it is harder to pull a fast one on the public. Let's face it. Had it not been for the forums and blogs, the manipulated photos by Adnan Hajj, would have continued to be taken as true. However, of course, they were questioned by ordinary Americans and proven false. Everytime the MSM lies makes a mistake, more and more of the American public question the MSM's every report and photo. So, while many people are blowing Reutergate off as an insignificant situation, it may actually be bigger than expected.
Bloggers are now going through entire archives of pictures by the MSM, questioning reports and talking about most broadcasts by the MSM. Simply put, Americans are trusting the mainstream media less and less, while looking to bloggers for their news. Somehow, somewhere, I can feel the winds of change approaching.