Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Friday, January 26, 2007 11:01:47 PM
Some of you who are new to this blog may have noticed that I take the time to write up media articles which are unnecessarily biased or inaccurate.
No, I am not trying to bore my readers to tears with repetitive essays, though I risk doing that.
I am operating under the theory that members of the media are like anyone else. If someone calls them in a public way enough times for misbehaving, and writing slanted articles and editorials is misbehaving, I think they will modify their behavior.
They can't claim that their editorial policy serves any public interest. On the contrary, some of their editorials have done great damage to the public interest. They have no conscience and will continue until someone objects.
No one seems to be objecting, and until we object in a way that they can observe our objection, there will be no incentive to change. I'm trying to object, and you can help.
There are at least three ways that the various editorial boards can get the message. The first is a letter to the editor. If you read something I have said, and agree, take a minute and send off a note to the editor. You don't have to make threats. In fact, your letter is more effective if it is threat free. Just say in an original way that you agree with what I have written.
Second, if you have a blog, take the time to link to the essay with which you agree. Linking is a form of voting in the search engine world. If enough links are connected to an essay, that essay moves up in scoring, and therefore position when users do a search. One of the reasons I would like to see hundreds of Republican blogs is that each blog gets a vote, if only they will use it.
Third is Wikipedia considerations. If I take the time to write a critical article, someone may take the time to add the information I provided to Wikipedia and to cite the essay as a reference. Wikipedia requires references. It is my hope that conservatives will begin to tell the world that our Denver media is so slanted that it should not be taken seriously. That will get their attention.
If you get tired of reading repetitive essays on the same issues, know that I get equally tired of writing them. Just skim through them, but believe that I am trying to do good work, work that will benefit all of us in the long run. If you agree and have a moment, make use of the information and reinforce it.