Beyond The News -- A Daily Commentary From Salem Communications August 27, 2004
A Healthy Blow to Big Media --Hugh Hewitt While the particulars of the struggle between John Kerry and the Swift Boat Vets change daily, it is clear that Senator Kerry has suffered enormous damage as a result of his tales of Cambodian secret missions. One cannot predict where the story will settle, but one can state conclusively that the new media of talk radio, the Internet and bloggers have pushed this story to the front despite the outright hostility of the big papers and old networks. The major newsrooms in the country tilt in a very pro-Kerry direction, leading them to ignore the allegations of the swift vets when they first surfaced. But radio personalities and Internet bloggers did the research and quickly caught John Kerry in enormous exaggerations concerning how he spent Christmas Eve in 1968 as well as other details of his Vietnam service. Eventually, even the most obedient of the big papers favoring Kerry had to concede that the issue needed coverage. The day when big media could decide the news cycle is now officially over, and that is a very good thing indeed. Hugh Hewitt is the host of the Hugh Hewitt Show. (http://www.hughhewitt.com) Read Hugh's column at The Weekly Standard. (http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/503dccnt.asp) Additional Resources: It's Kerry's Antiwar Acts They Resent [Boston Globe] (http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/08/26/its_kerrys_antiwar_acts_they_resent/) 'Trying to Acquire Purple Hearts' [Washington Times] (http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20040825-085753-2062r.htm) Copyright 2004 Beyond The News(TM) =================================== Shop for Gifts Online (http://www.christianbook.com/html/specialty/51500.html?p=1021573) Free New Christian Book (https://www.gfa.org/gfa/freebook2?motiv=WA47-SNB2) =================================== If this commentary was forwarded to you, sign up for your own free subscription. (http://www.beyondthenews.com) ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/190/1698058.aspx * Copyright � 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. 1698058 ____________________________________________________________ How can you change the world? Help save a child through World Vision�s child sponsorship program. For just $26 a month, you�ll provide clean water, regular medical care, a secure food supply, and access to education. Request your no obligation packet today! http://l.salemweb.net/worldvision0604/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
