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Liberal In Texas

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24. I've always thought the MOS (man on the street) "news" segment was lazy journalism.
Fri Apr 19, 2019, 05:20 PM
Apr 2019

But it's one of the favorites of the lazy exec. producer.



...and getting the standard Faux Noise responses... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #1
How do you know they're uninformed? NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #2
Some of them appear well-informed but EVIL. lagomorph777 Apr 2019 #16
The line of thinking on the Meuller report isn't working. I'm getting lights out from the right, uponit7771 Apr 2019 #3
Did any read it or just repeating what they heard on news? PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #4
They are incapable of reading, therefore they are incapable of comprehending. DontBooVote Apr 2019 #6
Reinforcing the narrative that voters don't care about the Mueller report or Russian intervention Brawndo Apr 2019 #5
That's semi-democracy in action. marylandblue Apr 2019 #7
Most newspapers dropped these "man in the street" interviews a long time ago Bradshaw3 Apr 2019 #8
Yep, we have been dumbed down PURPOSELY to control. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #14
Exactly Bradshaw3 Apr 2019 #19
Yes, Civics is rarely taught. Also, technology has contributed. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #22
Yeah, well, unfortunately, in America, those average Americans still can vote... Drunken Irishman Apr 2019 #15
It's absolutely fucking disgusting manor321 Apr 2019 #9
My guess is that they "interview" dozens of people, MoonRiver Apr 2019 #10
No! Very thoughtful reporting brooklynite Apr 2019 #11
How dare they? sarisataka Apr 2019 #12
They probably don't read The Onion, either. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #13
When they stop parroting, verbatim, the opinions they've been fed, I'll listen. Brawndo Apr 2019 #18
They are not uninformed. They are misinformed. nt DURHAM D Apr 2019 #17
Gone to hell. Back in fifteen. NightWatcher Apr 2019 #20
But it is not about the uninformed voters, it is about the reporters... kentuck Apr 2019 #21
The scary aspect is that posters here don't want to accept that as representative Awsi Dooger Apr 2019 #23
I've always thought the MOS (man on the street) "news" segment was lazy journalism. Liberal In Texas Apr 2019 #24
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