LETTER: Says Bridges ‘confused about real journalism’

You, Mr. Bridges, are a supervisor of a hometown newspaper. Your attempting to clarify what you feel is confusion about real journalism by printing a biased, opinionated rant is more “warped” than those millions who prefer Fox News to CNN, MSNBC, CBS or PBS.

I don’t get all my news from Fox or any one source. No doubt, millions of other people can truthfully say the same thing.

I agree with you that people need to “check facts.” That’s good common sense, a rare thing in society now. Unfortunately, we have a world filled with people who are skilled at using gadgets, but they have never learned to use their own brain for much benefit. Checking facts is more work than they are accustomed to. They easily fall into the trap of believing lies if they are presented to them in desirable packaging and especially if their peers are buying it.

I personally couldn’t care less where you get your “cheap thrills.” Being a straight lady, I don’t watch Fox News to be “thrilled” by those anchor ladies. But I certainly do prefer their views to those old bats on “The View.” Your demeaning statement about the Fox anchor ladies’ mode of dress is untrue. Those ladies dress in good taste and would be considered well dressed in any reputable environment. They are articulate, intelligent, attractive and well educated, as well as a couple who are published authors of best-selling books.

The people who you said “aren’t real journalists,” Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck, to name two, are published authors of multiple books that sell millions of copies worldwide. All of these people who you call “yackers” publish news daily. That is journalism.

You claim that CNN and you aren’t leaning left or right to any extreme. That claim isn’t real. You are transparent and CNN is leaning so far left that they are nearly on the ground. Reference their ratings to show that people do know this from viewing.

I do partially agree with your statement that “given the state of today’s choices give me yesterday.” I wouldn’t say “everytime” as you did.

The world is full of choices. If I could give young people any advice now it would be to daily make good choices. It takes using your own mind and some actual work to do that. I miss the newspapers of yesterday. I miss Mr. Jere Ayers’ “Monitor” and “The Comer News.” I miss the gold ole’ days not so long ago when Frank Gillispie did “The Madison County Journal,” before he sold it. I miss being able to buy the Atlanta Journal and Constitution all over Georgia before having to turn on a computer and read and electronic version of what used to be real journalism.

Sincerely,

Joanne P. White

Danielsville