Name Dropping

Mercurial Times ^ | January 21, 2002 | AnnaZ

[AnnaZ]

Oh, there's ALWAYS an excuse... but this is one I feel that they'll avoid.

[mamaduck]

bumping you!

[WillaJohns]

If the media is going to talk of someone not so readily known, a definer is helpful in shaping, pre-gauging what one's reaction should be to the character about to be introduced. If sympathy is absolutely not wanted the simple use of words like "conservative-" or "right-wing-" before someone's actual name usually suffices as a "ignore all that follows" indicator. A lack of definition is employed to confer the illusion of impartiality (but usually when "rabid-Commie-sympathizer-" would be more honest).

Very good work, AnnaZ, and I really like this paragraph.

[dixiechick2000]

LOLOLOL! That is just ONE of the reasons I like this guy soooo much!
First, he irked the media by having FNC on at the White House...now this!
Life is great!

[vikingchick]

Bumping!

[AnnaZ]

Glad you enjoyed it!! Did you see link #39 TOO funny!

 

Please give my love to BADJOE!

xo

[CounterCounterCulture]

AnnaZ bump...another winner!

[AnnaZ]

Thanks for the BUMP, TripleC. Now how about a visit?

[Psycho_Bunny]

If you REALLY want to see examples of 'name-dropping' go to the AP hotwire site and start running searches in their last five years of archives.

It's very revealing of exactly how astonishingly bias AP truly is.

I did it about a year ago and posted the results at FR. At that time, the AP search engine returned a max of 475 AP article hits. One of the criteria I remember running was “Conservative Legal” and “Liberal Legal”

The former garnered the full 500 returns but the latter returned something like 45.

Which is astonishing when you stop to think of how often the ACLU is in the news.

You ALWAYS see “…conservative legal group, Landmark Legal…” but you NEVER see “…liberal legal group, ACLU…”

Remember: Liberals are pigs in pigs’ clothing.

[subterfuge]

Absolutely brilliant article. I learned something today.

[RonDog]

If you REALLY want to see examples of 'name-dropping' go to the AP hotwire site and start running searches in their last five years of archives.

It's very revealing of exactly how astonishingly bias AP truly is.

Here is the link:

http://ap.pqarchiver.com/?SITE=NYROM

They allow you to search either of these two databases:

This free database of more than 10,000 items covers top stories worldwide from the last two weeks.

A comprehensive database of more than 250,000 items going back to July 1997.

See also the AP's Archive Advanced Search page.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Wellllll, I haven't seen your face around San Jose/Silicon Valley lately. ;)

When it's prudent for me to re-visit L.A., I'll be bahhhhhhk. I wanted to be there Monday so baaaaaad, but it was not to be.

[Feiny]

Hey...this sounds alot like our conversation the other day!

You left out "religious right".

[Feiny]

And the favorite: GUN NUT!!!!

[philman_36]

You might've consider titling it "Name Calling" or even "The Name Game". Name dropping, per se, might be considered bad manners or bad taste, but calling someone a name expressing a distinct bias, and to get a desired reacton where no desire should be to start with, is a worse situation.
The media has to instill the desired impact or reaction upon the public early on in the article, thus the need for "name calling". I think more folks understand that these days.
Nevertheless...good article, IMO.

[ironwill]

Nice work.

I wish more people would tell it like it is instead of sugar coating everything so nobody (except the patriotic right wing christian fundamentalist conservatives) gets offended.

Keep it up!

[AnnaZ]

Thanks for posting the link, RonDog. Looks like an excellent resource.

Hope all is swell!

[AnnaZ]

But it's so cold up there right now!! Maybe this summer?

I missed Monday's festivities as well. Had a child with the stomach flu :-(    But I did read Merc's Most Excellent Report

Take care!

[AnnaZ]

Hey...this sounds alot like our conversation the other day!

That's because I always test market my theories before putting 'em down on paper. How's it feel, Guinea Pig?

;^)

You left out "religious right". And the favorite: GUN NUT!!!!

Purely an oversight!

xo

[Jefferson Adams]

So one day I'm sitting in a restaurant, when who happens to drop by but my two personal friends MERCURIA and ANNAZ........

LOL - you got it down < g >