Snus on 60 minutes

[Dredbull]

I know leslie tried to go all anti and the swedish dr. stopped her dead in her tracks. buthe addition of the rabid anti in the middle of it was pointless.
If that is unbiased journalism then something is seriously wrong.

 

[W Axl Rose]

Fried food addiction lady!!! LOL!! THanks TV, I needed that today!

 

[yanks21]

Gotta agree with Bob here: I thought it was a really good piece.

Yes, at first I wasn't too jazzed about the snus user they showed from the US but I think he was successfully balanced by the talk show host who quit using snus.

And when you look at the so called "experts" you had an award winning, well spoken nicotine expert pitted against a little lady spewing the same old anti-tobacco nonsense (they're trying to corrupt our children! They look like tics tacs!)

I think it was actually helpful having her on because the contrast between her and the EXPERT were striking.

 

[olderthandirt]

I am so disapppointed in comments here from Dredbull and OTD. That was a very positive piece for harm reduction. The guy was downright appealing to the masses (what on earth do you find objectionable about him?). The Swedisn doctor's comments should be put on a harm reduction poster. The anti woman was awful and gave us no studies to back up her falsehoods.

WE WON.

Go over to the News section, where this is being intelligently discussed and read the posts there, particularly from Bill Godshall.

This was first-rate journalism -- NOT promotional propaganda that you might want and will never see -- and 60 Minutes has been and remains a bastion of excellent reporting.

I really don't get the ugliness and bitterness here. It's just uncalled for.

You've your opinion, I've mine.

So sorry to have disappointed you.

Later

 

[TropicalBob]

You rarely do, OTD. This time, you did.

And Dredbull is just plain wrong about unbiased reporting. It requires -- and if you think about it, you'll agree -- that all sides of an issue be presented, without editorial commentary favoring any one side. You would not want it any other way. If your ox were being gored, etc ..

Lay out the facts in an unbiased fashion and let intelligent people make up their mind. That's the purpose of reporting. Too many people confuse editorial opinion -- in blogs, radio talk shows, big mouth TV commentators -- with reports or articles. Opinion is singularly one-sided. It has an agenda, a position, and espouses it. If you already agree, you get nothing from opinion pieces. If you disagree, your position is often hardened.

We need unbiased reports, not puff pieces promoting anything. 60 Minutes did its job in 12 good minutes. This time, looking at the unbiased facts, our side is the reasonable one.

 

[olderthandirt]

I'm walking away... walking away.
Stuff my fingers in my pockets and just walk away

 

[hittman]

I did not get a chance to watch it. Is there a place online where I could go see it now?

 

[miss MiA]

I did not get a chance to watch it. Is there a place online where I could go see it now?

Going Smokeless - 60 Minutes - CBS News

 

[The Wiz]

You rarely do, OTD. This time, you did.

And Dredbull is just plain wrong about unbiased reporting. It requires -- and if you think about it, you'll agree -- that all sides of an issue be presented, without editorial commentary favoring any one side. You would not want it any other way. If your ox were being gored, etc ..

Lay out the facts in an unbiased fashion and let intelligent people make up their mind. That's the purpose of reporting. Too many people confuse editorial opinion -- in blogs, radio talk shows, big mouth TV commentators -- with reports or articles. Opinion is singularly one-sided. It has an agenda, a position, and espouses it. If you already agree, you get nothing from opinion pieces. If you disagree, your position is often hardened.

We need unbiased reports, not puff pieces promoting anything. 60 Minutes did its job in 12 good minutes. This time, looking at the unbiased facts, our side is the reasonable one.

Wonder how Fox news would have handled that story?....I'm sure it would have been completly one sided!!

The Wiz!

 

[slybootz]

Wonder how Fox news would have handled that story?....I'm sure it would have been completly one sided!!

The Wiz!

agreed 100%

 

[Dredbull]

Wow bob I think I will take OTD's stance and walk away..

Never once have I called you out, disrespected you or flamed you.. IN ANY fashion.. this is twice you have to me and other members and again I am walking away from this... I am done.