Memories of a former journalist

Across the Back Fence ^ | 07/27/2010 | Todd Fitchette

[WriteStuff]

Sometimes I miss working in journalism. Not the high profile sniping that we read in the newspapers or the reports of political shenanigans, though that was often fun to write about. No. I miss the every-day conversations with people that led to intriguing stories about the lives of everyday people.

It’s been almost 20 years, but I still recall meeting the man who’s mind’s eye could still see his former surroundings of 50 years earlier on that Sunday morning that will live in infamy for the United States.

[highlander_UW]

There is no such thing as journalism now, there is only propaganda...well, unless you want to include non-professionals such as bloggers, then there are some journalists.

[US Navy Vet]

If you look at history, journalism has NEVER existed as an “Objective” persuit. Traditionally Newspapers were either “Republican(or Whig) or “Democrat”. “Objective” newspapers came about due to one of the newspapers going out of Business.

[highlander_UW]

If you look at history, journalism has NEVER existed as an “Objective” persuit. Traditionally Newspapers were either “Republican(or Whig) or “Democrat”. “Objective” newspapers came about due to one of the newspapers going out of Business.

I understand that, and, to an extent, I'm ok with that. What I'm not ok with is the intentional efforts to lie and decieve the public by "journolists". When, in an effort to provide one candidate cover over their racist past, the media coordinates a story to accuse someone, anyone...they didn't care who, of being a racist to give cover to Obama's racist past with Rev. Wright that moves entirely out of the realm of journalism and fully into propaganda and dirty tricks.