The Los Angeles Times, being a major news outlet isn't too pleased to hear that 22% of Americans are looking to talk radio for news.

They quote Amy Mitchell, associate director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to raising the standards of American journalism, as saying "There's certainly nothing wrong with listening to Rush Limbaugh for what Rush Limbaugh provides. Limbaugh isn't concerned about an objective portrayal of the facts, and he admits that."

Meanwhile, Robin Bertolucci, director of AM programming for Clear Channel-Los Angeles notes that "Rush Limbaugh is arguably a news program as much as Peter Jennings is, though it's filtered through Rush Limbaugh."

The Times, as well as most other media outlets, are missing the point. Sure, Rush Limbaugh, Neal Boortz, and other conservative talk radio jocks are opinionated. They are the first to admit their lack of objectivity. They openly state that their sole purpose is to keep people tuned to the radio, so that they can sell advertisements, and make money.

Major media outlets like CBS, MSNBC, the NY Times, and the LA Times are in the exact same business however, only they refuse to admit it. They filter news through the liberally slanted anchormen, editorialists, and coorespondents, and are basically just entertainment outlets whose main goal is ratings and profit. Even commercial-free NPR is dependent on public support in the form of tax monies and private donations.

Still, the major news outlets insist on putting on airs as if they are being fair minded and objective, all the while they roll their eyes at the Rush Limbaugh's of the world and refer to them as mere entertainers. The hypocrisy astounds me. Anyone who believes that big media outlets are working for the 'greater good' and not for profit is an idiot.