[Condor51]

***Nevermind what the bitch actually said, he's not a REAL reporter!***

Okay.
But what exactly is a real reporter in 2005?

• Only one who went to journalism school?
  No, not necessarily.

• Only one who gets paid for their work?
  No, not necessarily.

So what pray tell is a 'real' reporter.
And who defines it? You? Jason Blair or Mo Dowd at the NY Times? Mary Mapes & Dan Blather at CBS? Eason Jordan of CNN 'fame'?

[Doc Savage]

Great Comment. One feature I'd love to see FR start is a section called the "Liberal Hall of Shame". It would be a permanent section edited by JR and staffers which would show a photo of the Liberal and a small "Mark Steyn" type description of the evil doer. We could have nominations from the peanut gallery here.

A particular sub-section I would like to see would called "Stupid Liberal Journalists". It would be great to have a continuing and ever growing file to document the criminal and moral lapses of these morons. Your mention of Jayson Blair, Dowd etc make an excellent starting point.

I know posts on these idiots are archived, but I would love to have a permanent, printable file. The only problem would be that with so many to profile we'd probably chew through our total bandwidth!

[unsycophant]

I have enjoyed watching the Left contort itself by trying to establish what kinds of questions a "real" (I think they mean legitimate) reporter should ask.

The Left are so accustomed to being pitched softballs, that when the other team comes up to bat, they cry foul before the first throw.

[OrioleFan]

You are right. There is no definition of a "real" journalist. Non-biased reporting was dropped from the cirriculum in colleges and universities long ago.

If pressed, I would define a "real" reporter as one who reports the news fairly and without bias. Not many of these around - especially in the White House Press Club (aka corps).

The best we can hope for is a few like Mr Gannon (Guckert) who can slip in and frame a question to drive the club members crazy. The complaints by the liberal media only emphasize their own bias.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

what exactly is a real reporter?

The definition of a "real reporter" is simple - "a person who is a member in good standing of the Journalism Establisment."

This is easy to determine; just put the person in question on the spot on live TV and ask them if CBS was objective when it broadcast the "Killian memo" hit piece about Bush. A member of the Journalism Establishment in good standing will not, no matter what the provocation, publicly assert that any other member of the Journalism Establishment is not objective. Any person who fails that test is "not objective, not a journalist." There is no gray area, you are either in the Establishment, or you are out.

That is a system for maximizing the commercial and political effectiveness of journalism. It is also humbug - humbug which, unfortunately, the Supreme Court of the United States would almost certainly rule made sense.