So where did journalism go?

I think Sean Hannity had it right that journalism died in this country last year as much of the mainstream media stopped reporting the news and began running op-ed pieces, some of them exceedingly hateful and based on fabricated facts, and presented these pieces as news. It's obvious the media is largely left-leaning and that really isn't an issue--everybody leans one way or the other. But to use political bias to misrepresent facts is unconscionable. I'm not saying that there is no truth-spinning from some right-leaners--there are loons on either side of any debate or political position. We need to discount their rants and hate-mongering and try to focus on what's real. When the media distorts the truth, or keeps it hidden away, then we, as readers, citizens, and voters, are put at a disadvantage and tht, in the long run, weakens our nation because we vote for our representation from a position of enforced ignorance. And that should be a crime. But it's not.

There are two journalists I like to listen to--Major Garrett and Jake Tapper. I'm not sure which side of center either of them would call home and I don't particularly care since I've seen both of them do fair (as opposed to unfair, not as a measure of their proficiency) reporting and they raise some reasonably tough questions.

Today, Jake tweeted an article by Cannon that defended Sarah Palin but more than that it was an indictment of mainstream media. It is, to my mind, a thoughtful, well-researched piece and you can find it here:

http://bit.ly/8rJRy

A bit later, Jake tweeted an opposing viewpoint by Josh Marshall, and my opinion is that this very short piece is typical of the sort of rants that are all too common from the left-leaners as it fails to address anything factually, instead resorting to ungrounded accusations. You can find that piece here:

http://tinyurl.com/l6fxpe

You know that I'm registered Independent and I do tend Conservative, usually voting Republican. Sometimes it's a hard choice since Republican and Democrats both do things to keep themselves in power without always paying any attention to what is best for the country.

I believe Sarah Palin, while she can't be 100% honest, politics being what it is, is our best bet for a future that will strengthen our nation and certainly has more leadership qualifications than Barack Obama. But that's a topic for another day.