A Secret the Media Kept

The Washington Post ^ | 7/21/06 | Michael J. Berlin

[RichInOC]

Last paragraph:

Do I think that a thousand reporters could be trusted today to make the same call that we did in 1979? I wonder. Even back then, there was the fear that some rogue reporter would ignore the pleas and go with the story. In today's journalism world, I fear that some blogger or counterculture ideologue using journalism as a political tool rather than as a mechanism for dispensing straight information, would make the wrong call. I hope I'm wrong about that.

[cmsgop]

Whoa! Thanks Canada!

[ThePythonicCow]

blogger or counterculture ideologue using journalism as a political tool rather than as a mechanism for dispensing straight information, would make the wrong call.

So ... since the NYTimes pretty clearly isn[t a blogger, does that mean that the author of this piece consider them to be a counterculture ideologue?

[stands2reason]

I really don't think the bloggers are the problem.

*cough* (newyorktimes) *cough*

[srmorton]

In a word, no.

[ClaireSolt]

But the main offender, now, is not some blogger or counterculture types who just have access to newswires, but the NY Times.

[Rembrandt]

It's also useful to recall that the Drive By Media had the Monica Lewinsky story for at least a year and sat on it until Drudge blew the lid off.

[norraad]

Drive by Presstitutes.

[prophetic]

I personally know and almost everyone here share the sentiment that

if it was today while Bush is President, the NY Times could hardly wait to leak that piece of news to get those Americans killed and then rejoice at hurting America and blame Bush.

[humint]

In today's journalism world, I fear that some blogger or counterculture ideologue using journalism as a political tool rather than as a mechanism for dispensing straight information, would make the wrong call. I hope I'm wrong about that.

The oversight to publish has reduced drastically since the 79. I would like to see the ocupational definition of journalist loosen because integrity is key to the job. The problem is that sociopaths and opportunists without integrity can publish almost as effectively as a journalist with integrity. It may be that our free press, certainly the press in Europe, has tipped in the favor of sociopaths and opportunists. I hope I’m wrong about that.

[humint]

CORRECTION

In today's journalism world, I fear that some blogger or counterculture ideologue using journalism as a political tool rather than as a mechanism for dispensing straight information, would make the wrong call. I hope I'm wrong about that.

The oversight to publish has reduced drastically since 79. However I would not like to see the ocupational definition of journalist loosen because integrity is key to the job. The problem is that sociopaths and opportunists without integrity can publish almost as effectively as a journalist with integrity. It may be that our free press, certainly the press in Europe, has tipped in the favor of sociopaths and opportunists. I hope I’m wrong about that.

[theymakemesick]

"In today's journalism world, I fear that some blogger or counterculture ideologue using journalism as a political tool rather than as a mechanism for dispensing straight information, would make the wrong call" and go with the story.

Not to worry, 95% of the print and television media will "make the wrong call". Umm, well, unless they're covering for a democrat AKA, liberal, socialist, progressive...

Cheers

[RandallFlagg]

*cough* (enemedia) *cough*

[OkiMusashi]

Yep. I remember it like it was yesterday.

If Ken Taylor EVER paid for his own dinner in this country, then we should be ashamed of ourselves.

[Doctor Raoul]

They must have thought some of the six were journalists...

[SideoutFred]

ping

[elli1]

But the main offender, now, is not some blogger or counterculture types who just have access to newswires, but the NY Times.

I think 'counterculture ideologue using journalism as a political tool' has a name & it's 'Pinch'.

[FreedomCalls]

The Canada-hostage story proves that reporters and news organizations can be trusted, en masse, to make the right call on security information they uncover.

Only when there's a Democrat in the White House.

[FreedomCalls]

It's also useful to recall that the Drive By Media had the Monica Lewinsky story for at least a year and sat on it until Drudge blew the lid off.

Because that was a Democrat in the White House. They would not have sat on it were a Republican there. There are different rules for when a Democrat is in that office.