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To: outpostinmass2; Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; ...
Even before "State of Play," his new movie celebrating the watchdog role of newspapers,

Goebbels believed there was a "watchdog" role for newspapers.

So did Hearst (give me the pictures, I'll give you the "war").

Screw Big Media and their lies.

The purpose of journalism is to accurately report the FACTS of the day's events.

Activism in that reporting turns the report into propaganda.

3 posted on 04/15/2009 6:59:54 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: a fool in paradise

“The purpose of journalism is to accurately report the FACTS of the day’s events.”

That is the job of a reporter. They are journalist, so they are allowed to lie and twist the facts. Schools of Journalism should be eliminated. What’s wrong with hiring a person with a strong curiosity and an ability to write. A degree is not required for this job.


44 posted on 04/15/2009 8:14:58 AM PDT by A Strict Constructionist (I'm studying Voodoo...curses cast daily. Landrieu be gone to the devil...)
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To: a fool in paradise

“State of Play”....will BOMB at the box office. Prediction: Will be out of rotation at theaters in 3 weeks.


45 posted on 04/15/2009 8:55:39 AM PDT by LeonardFMason
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