John Young: > A good point, Jake. That status quo of commercial journalism. > > What's better than advocacy journalism subservience? > > How about an unfettered unredacted disclosure for unlimited > access free of censorious redaction and withholding?
Yeah, of course. The clear answer is to ensure that this is done in a sustainable manner as well. I don't mean fiscally either, I mean, more than merely living through it and staying "free" for some sense of the word. > > And giving up the "dump" red herring, WikiLeaks is unfairly > accused of that, and has been considerably more various, > experimental and risk-taking than professional journalism. > It would do well to give up the privileged protection of > journalism which demeans its reputation. > I'm not sure that I follow but it sounds poetic, as usual, John. ;-) > Exceptions to the cowardice of journalism abound, but have > to be found so little are they known and credited beyond naming > awards, and they defy the presumed status quo of what is > permissable lawful and craven. Yes, many went to jail rather > than bray about the jailing of others, reaping the rewards of > consulting with authorities to maintain access. > Indeed, on all counts. > Hoped you had nutted Stew Baker, a lying sack of shit. I pre-empted his 9/11 trolling by talking about the holocaust. It clearly surprised him and the entire event was captured on video. He blamed FISA for 9/11, I blamed the FBI, NSA and CIA for being a bunch of criminals that exceeded their authority - without their misdeeds, FISA wouldn't even exist. He had nearly nothing to say to this assertion. I think he doesn't often spar with people who will go toe to toe. All the best, Jacob > > At 01:07 PM 12/17/2013, you wrote: >> [email protected]: >> > all >> > journalism is now advocacy journalism; >> >> All journalism is and has always been "advocacy" journalism. Often >> people don't notice the so-called advocacy as it is usually for the >> unjust status quo in an unquestioning, fully compromising subservient >> manner, I'd add. >> >> All the best, >> Jacob > > >
