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Will Stewart on June 27, 2008 - 4:36pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The PBS Newshour is public television, with some grant money from corporations. They are highly independent, and would bristle at any 'steering' of journalistic content. They are rated as the most neutral US news program, and is one news source that normally provides all sides of a subject under discussion in relatively lengthy sessions (for evening news, that is).

This one episode appeared to be one particular slice of 'experts', as I have seen other Newshour segments that delved into supply and demand, and the subject of peaking, albeit with all sides chiming in.

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cjwirth on June 27, 2008 - 7:58pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

No news sources are independent, in particular the PBS Newshour, for a lack of information about what drives U.S. foreign policy and oil policy. On the Newshour they are all "terrorists," never are they called resource nationalists, or revolutionaries. The U.S. military is shown to be spreading freedom, instead of stealing oil from whom ever it can.

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SanderO on June 27, 2008 - 10:28pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Actually there are issues where there is really only one side to the story and when there are alternate views presented for the sake of balance, a whacko idea is elevated in standing.

We got the whole debate about Iraq that way and the notion of balance distorts the facts more than it provides for context.

The News Hour is corporate driven America first swill.

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cjwirth on June 28, 2008 - 12:04am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Yep, I can see Jim there debating whether Peak Oil is fact or theory.
He could have on some nut on representing the abiotic theory of oil and Dan Yergin arguing that oil is biotic, but that there is still plenty down there, so not to worry. And that is all you need to know about Peak Oil. Poor Jim, Peak Oil will really get to him. After all, America can accomplish anything if we just bring our technology, ingenuity, determinism, and cooperative spirit to the task. Poor Jim, he won't know what to do.

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sampson on June 28, 2008 - 3:31am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

"....with some grant money from corporations..."

Independent thinking in corporations...what an oxymoron.

Its all about money...a-moral money.

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