A Perspective Worth Considering
Everyone shares a sense of concern about the attacks that injured an ABC anchorman and his cameraman on Sunday. But here is a story that asks an important question: Have journalists lost some perspective now that one of their own "stars" has been injured?
It's a question worth pondering.
It's a question worth pondering.
posted by LadybugUSA at 10:39 PM
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Go to irishpennants.com and read Jack Kelly's post titled " The Post-Gazette chose not to run my musings on". He does a pretty good job of summarizing why the News Papers in particular are in serious trouble. Here's a great exerpt:
"...Above all, we need to lose the editorializing, the speculating, the loaded adjectives in the news columns. The great bane of journalism today is the number of people who go into it because they want to change the world. Journalism will not regain public trust until journalists are content with describing the world as it is, and better at doing it than we are now. ..."
Great post! I contend Kelly's arguments - especially the quote above - applies to all MSM, not just news papers.
During the anthrax scare, Mr. Brokaw seemed to me more exorcised that some nutcase had mailed some to his NBC offices than he was by the terrorism that hit the World Trade Center. Aberrant media perspective, indeed.
Can't believe I'm going to sound like a dissenter here. Especially since I am constantly suspect of the MSM's motives. But this news was just front page because it was a person of some fame. Just as Pat Tillman received more press than other soldiers killed in the war. Living here in Colorado Springs, I know that EVERY soldier from Ft. Carson that has died had a front page story in our local paper.
Having said that, I'm still thinking $112 per year for my subscription is a lot to pay for daily delivery of drop cloth and litter pan liner.
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