Comments on: 25 Most Influential (or Not) Liberals (or Not) http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/24/25-most-influential-or-not-liberals-or-no/ The national media watch group Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: January 2009 « Questionable Content http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/24/25-most-influential-or-not-liberals-or-no/comment-page-1/#comment-42719 January 2009 « Questionable Content Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:40:27 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=4882#comment-42719 [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/24/25-most-influential-or-not-liberals-or-no/ 1/23 [...] [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/24/25-most-influential-or-not-liberals-or-no/ 1/23 [...]

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]]> By: stopthewar http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/24/25-most-influential-or-not-liberals-or-no/comment-page-1/#comment-2638 stopthewar Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:16:02 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=4882#comment-2638 Hertzberg, Fallows, Pollan, Krugman, Maddow, Moyers: There's a roll call I'd be proud to be associated with. Hertzberg, Fallows, Pollan, Krugman, Maddow, Moyers: There's a roll call I'd be proud to be associated with.

]]> By: Doug Latimer http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/01/24/25-most-influential-or-not-liberals-or-no/comment-page-1/#comment-2568 Doug Latimer Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:23:31 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=4882#comment-2568 Well, we'd have to define "liberal" and "progressive" ... and the difference between the two, wouldn't we? Also, what do we mean by "most important"? I'll go with who's most important to me. I guess for me it comes down to who I can (mostly) trust. It's a short list, and I really can't think of anyone in the corpress who qualifies ... so I'll just list folks whom I read and generally respect. By no means do I mean to imply that I think they hung the moon ... I just feel that they largely aren't blowing smoke. So, in no particular order ... Dean Baker, Ali Abunimah, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Danny Schecter, Jeremy Scahill, Naomi Klein, Allen Nairn, Walden Bello, Patrick Cockburn ... My memory's not what it never was, so I know I'm leaving some solid intellers out ... but there it is, for what it's worth. I left out persons like Chomsky and Zinn, as they really don't qualify as "media figures" ... or do they? One other thing ... To me, part of being "progressive" is sussing that we're all in this together ... and part of that is encouraging, acknowledging and responding to feedback from your readers/listeners/watchers. I understand time constraints, but if you can't make time for that ... And there's precious little of that going on, in my experience. That needs to change ... and soon. Well, we'd have to define "liberal" and "progressive" … and the difference between the two, wouldn't we?

Also, what do we mean by "most important"? I'll go with who's most important to me.

I guess for me it comes down to who I can (mostly) trust. It's a short list, and I really can't think of anyone in the corpress who qualifies … so I'll just list folks whom I read and generally respect.

By no means do I mean to imply that I think they hung the moon … I just feel that they largely aren't blowing smoke.

So, in no particular order …

Dean Baker, Ali Abunimah, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Danny Schecter, Jeremy Scahill, Naomi Klein, Allen Nairn, Walden Bello, Patrick Cockburn …

My memory's not what it never was, so I know I'm leaving some solid intellers out … but there it is, for what it's worth.

I left out persons like Chomsky and Zinn, as they really don't qualify as "media figures" … or do they?

One other thing …

To me, part of being "progressive" is sussing that we're all in this together … and part of that is encouraging, acknowledging and responding to feedback from your readers/listeners/watchers.

I understand time constraints, but if you can't make time for that …

And there's precious little of that going on, in my experience.

That needs to change … and soon.

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