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To: Indy Pendance
NPR has been complaining loudly about the loss of "objectivity" by embedded reporters.
25 posted on 04/08/2003 7:34:21 AM PDT by Nebullis
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To: Nebullis
NPR has been complaining loudly about the loss of "objectivity" by embedded reporters.
The thing to understand that objective journalistTM is merely a label, a brand name like Kleenex--applied to journalists in general but not descriptive of the nature of the person or his role.

The First Amendment guarantees that the government has no role in determining who you choose to listen to or believe. That leaves you free to declare yourself a journalist, even an objective one, without government interference.

The interference you will encounter will come from the Establishment which calls itself by that objective journalistTM name, and which will exploit its PR power to heap scorn and ridicule on you as necessary to cause you to withdraw from competing with them on their turf.


35 posted on 04/08/2003 8:07:04 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion
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To: Nebullis
Yeah, isn't it GREAT!??!

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39 posted on 04/08/2003 9:29:15 AM PDT by In The Defense of Liberty (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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