@plainoldme,
You cannot reasonably deny that the other networks have used yellow journalism also.
Recent examples include Dan Rather and the Killian documents scandal.
Dan Rather and CBS had made up their minds, and then used faked documents to try and prove their point.
Even then, the documents they used were supposedly copies of the originals, because the originals were supposedly burned after copies were faxed to CBS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_controversy
Quote:The Killian documents controversy (also referred to as Memogate, Rathergate or Rathergate[1]) involved six documents critical of President George W. Bush's service in the Air National Guard in 1972–73. Four of these documents[2] were presented as authentic in a 60 Minutes Wednesday broadcast aired by CBS on September 8, 2004, less than two months before the 2004 Presidential Election, but it was later found that CBS had failed to authenticate the documents.[3][4][5] Subsequently, several typewriter and typography experts concluded the documents are forgeries,[6][7] as have some media sources. No forensic document examiners or typography experts have authenticated the documents, and this may not be technically possible without original documents.[8] The provider of the documents, Lt. Col. Bill Burkett, claims to have burned the originals after faxing copies to CBS.[9]
And there was the case in 1993 when NBC used an incendiary device to get the explosion they wanted, to try and "prove" that GM pickup trucks were poorly designed and would explode.
NBC rigged the truck, and then used that data to try and make their case.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n10_v9/ai_13531091/
Quote:NBC issued an on-the-air apology to General Motors Corp. and announced it had settled a lawsuit over its use of an incendiary device in staging a fiery crash involving a GM pickup truck.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-03-23/features/1993082146_1_dateline-nbc-news-president-gm-pickup
Quote:An investigation commissioned by NBC laid the blame on three "Dateline" producers, who were forced to resign over the weekend: Jeff Diamond, former executive producer; David Rummel, a senior producer; and Robert Read.
Quote:It criticized the producers for staging the test crash; for rigging it withigniters placed under the truck; for using trick camera angles and editing to make the explosion and fire look bigger than it was; and for not telling viewers about the igniters.
Can you honestly say that those arent examples of yellow journalism?
The point is that ALL news agencies are guilty of it at one time or another.
And you seeing it, or admitting it depends entirely on your point of view.
(And I use "you" collectively, not individually. "You" means everyone, including me.)
