NY Times photographer: "Don't trust anything you see on TV"

Media Research Center's Cyberalert ^ | November 6, 2001 | Brent Baker

[vladog]

It goes like this. Believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see. Actually I wish the Muslims would get angry and throw the Western Media out of there countries.

[Mr. Mulliner]

Throw them out? When they are serving their purpose so well? Not going to happen. In fact, I just read that the first Taliban media tour went so well they want to have another one.

[Peacerose]

Bump!

[dread78645]

You would think the Austrians might have noticed . . .

[Richard Kimball]

Vincent Laforet is an excellent photographer and a very courageous man. I've only been in a few third world countries (unless you count New Orleans), but the pack animal attitude of the crowds is the scariest thing I've ever seen.

Photojournalists are the junk yard dogs of journalism. They go places other people are afraid to go and take photographs other people are afraid to take. The fact that this guy has the guts to be there, and to take the photographs he's taken, says a lot about him. His blatant disrespect for the power puff boys of the media and his willingness to talk about it...

You see- the press here spends their entire day lounging on lawn chairs in the garden of the Press Club. The government comes to them when they have a press release to hand out or an event they want covered. So a bunch of pro-active, aggressive journalists might as well be from Mars.

This statement alone could get him black-balled from dozens of news outlets, the ones where he makes his money. I'll grant, the guy could use a proof reader. Some of his words and spelling are off-base. All in all, though, I wish there were a lot more people like him out there. The truth might actually get printed sometimes, even if it is with a few typographical errors.

[imperator2]

I have personaly met in NYC some American and British "journalists" who were on the way to Pakistan. They hated America with passion, and admitted to me (while under the influence of Jack Daniel), that they will do whatever they could to help the Talibans. I am not kidding. I was disgusted with them.

[Mr. Mulliner]

All in all, though, I wish there were a lot more people like him out there. The truth might actually get printed sometimes

Don't worry, Geraldo is on his way!</sarcasm>

[martian_22]

Is this just reverse propoganda or one of those old-tyme things called a truthful observation of the media by the media?

It's been so long I'm not sure if I can recognise it anymore.

[Mr. Mulliner]

Be sure to read post #65 (and the next one, too).

[Ditter]

This goes along with what my conservative Daddy told me many years ago. Don't believe anything you read or hear and only half of what you see. He wasn't even talking about TV.

[VOA]

bump

[Richard Kimball]

Is this just reverse propoganda or one of those old-tyme things called a truthful observation of the media by the media?

This guy's the real deal. Here's the evidence.

1. It isn't in a fancy-smancy magazine, it's on a web site primarily aimed at other photographers, and people who enjoy "behind the scenes" info.
2. Those are his words. Photographers are notoriously bad spellers. Notice the woman was "whaling", not "wailing", and that he told people to be "weary", not "wary" of things you read. A good copy editor would have corrected those mistakes in a second, before allowing the story to be printed.
3. He didn't accuse the major media just of being lazy. He called them liars. "We're continually hearing of "violent clashes with police" when the TV stations report on non-violent demonstrations we covered ourselves." That's about as straight as you can call someone a liar. Betcha 50 cents THIS article never makes it into the mainstream. This is NOT a media plant.

[Come get it]

"And this is Tourist Guy, reporting live from Berlin. Back to you."

[ninonitti]

Czeched out?

[Mr. Mulliner]

bump

[bonesmccoy]

that's a classic example of projection. Those loonies at CNN's graphics team must have been confused between hisfiction and history. what a remarkable screen shot!

[Mr. Mulliner]

morning in America bump

[lightning]

How about "urinalists?"

[Tribune7]

Would someone please explain to me why LYING is not a criminal offense?

Blame Jefferson. Seriously, how do you know when someone is lying or just mistaken or actually rightly going against conventional wisdowm?

[Tribune7]

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