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"A word to the wise ain't necessary --
it's the stupid ones that need the advice."
-Bill Cosby
posted by Kate Marie | 1:06 PM | Permalink
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Hey, Newsweek - if you were trying to convince an entire population that Freedom of the Press is a good thing and that they should want it in their countries, I think it came out the wrong way.
- Dirtbiker for W
Exactly, Dirtbiker. "Freedom of the press" has come to mean "freedom to publish any anonymous-sourced rumnor that might hurt the Bush administration." The principle of press freedom is something Americans should be proud of (and protect), but journalism as it is practiced is pretty thoughtless and debased in all sorts of ways, and probably for all sorts of reasons.
What amazes me is that anyone besides Eighth Grade Current Affairs classes actually reads Newsweek anymore.
Stewdog still gets it. Part of the logic is the same as getting the LA Times. . it is good to know what is in the heads of those who are walking around among us. But I previously made up my mind to let it lapse this summer. It has gotten dumb and dumbed down over the years and there is very little in it that interests me.
CIV has been an avid reader of newspapers from a tender young age. But, I am very annoyed by reporters who only repeat press releases and do no investigating of their own.
"Bill Reid said today, [insert blantant lie here]"
If I wanted that kind of *%#^& I would watch TV or just read press releases myself. I expect "journalists" to do some fact checking, even if it goes against what they really, really want to believe.
When you add "anonymous sources" to "no fact checking" you get worse than useless $^($#@. Perhaps Rumpus can coin a term for it, because it isn't journalism.
I like your idea about coining a term for the no-fact-checking + anonymous-sources pseudo-journalism that happens nowadays.
Wonderdog, Stewdog, any ideas?
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