bloggers can be a great fact-check resource. In the 60 Minutes thing they were in fact right about the documents, even though I am still not sure what happened exactly. As to why professional reporters sometimes don't do as well, I still see the issue as corporate ownership and the pressure to get a story first so that they can get ratings.
On 8/2/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, it doesn't cost anything to look over the documentation of an > event to see what's really happening there. Photos have time stamps, > stories > are submitted with them as well. The bloggers are having a field day with > the war and what's being reported there. Things like: > "why is the same body being discovered again and again for 6 hours by > different photographers" > "How did a huge banner get printed within hours of an event" > "where's the blood?" > > If non-paid bloggers can do an investigative report on the cheap, why > can't > 'professional' reporters? Is it that truth means nothing and sound bites > are > all that matters? Is it that political and ideological biases rule over > truth? Yes and yes. > Poor us. > > > >I think it is valued, however I think a couple of things have made that > >type > > of reporting less attractive for one, while the ratings and demand may > be > > high, the news outlets are OK getting less ratings but doing less work. > > > > In depth investigative reporting costs money, and I'd bet many are > worried > > about lawsuits and other negative backlashes, look at the documents Dan > > Rather reported on. > > > > It isn't just about ratings, there is a profit to ratings margin. What > is > > the profit margin for a few more viewers when I have to do considerably > > more > > work. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:11 PM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: a fable for our times > >> > >> but see... in a commercially driven environment, if in-depth reporting > >> was > >> valued it would get ratings and it would be offered. It is more than > just > >> that evil media are over-simplifying. > >> > >> On 8/1/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> > And people wonder why I feel the mass of humanity are sheep. You've > >> > just > >> > stated it. :) > >> > This whole thing is hitting home for me because of the media lynching > >> > against Israel. The media talks and the facts say otherwise, but no > one > >> > cares as what the media say "must be the truth". > >> > Yes, the media are up on the top of my hate list. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212289 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
