Amen, Dan Guy
--- Dann Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clearly Mr. Marshall has never worked at a newspaper > or news organization or he would not write, "But > when they think that one candidate is > better than another, for whatever reason, they have > every right to slant the > news whichever way they want. . ." > > I write this as a graduate as Columbia University's > Pulitzerr Graduate School of Journalism and former > Producer at Channel 2 , when it was KTCA. > > In most modern news organizations, the editorial and > news functions are kept strictly separate, AS THEY > SHOULD BE. Just because the editorial page or staff > may support building a stadium on Nicolett Island > for DeLaSalle or R.T. Rybeck, that does not give the > news department permission to slant the news in > favor of a stadium or the current Mayor. > > Most news organizattions, except Fox News, pride > thjemselves on keeping their objectivity and > independence. That does not mean that occassional > bias do not seep in, but in my experience if a > reporter or producer were ever caught deliberately > slanting a story they would probably be immediately > treminated, as they should be. > > The only thing that keeps readers and viewers > trusting news organizations is their independence > and objectivity. If it were ever known that a news > organization were deliberately slanting the news, > every story and reporter would then be suspect and > that organization would immediately lose the trust > and respect of the reading and viewing public, which > is hard enough to earn anyway in this day and age. > > I think Mr. Marshall owes an apology to all of the > hard working reportes and editotrs around the > country and I suggest that he enroll in a Journalism > 101 class immediately. > > Dann Dobson > Saint Paul > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Ray Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am always flabbergasted by those who complain > about bias in newspaper > coverage. > > What requirement is there that mandates that a > newspaper must provide fair > and unbiased coverage of an issue? > > Haven't they ever heard of the First Amendment of > the Constitution granting > "freedom of the press?" The only reason that > newspapers even attempt to be > fair is to sell more papers. But when they think > that one candidate is > better than another, for whatever reason, they have > every right to slant the > news whichever way they want, subject only to the > laws of libel. > > If you don't like it, don't buy it. If you want > negative coverage on Rybak, > then start your own paper! But don't waste your time > whining about unfair > coverage. > > Ray Marshall > Hiawatha > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 16:27:28 -0800 (PST) > From: Guy Gambill > Subject: [Mpls] Ethics of strib "Polls" > > Got a growing beef with the Strib: I have noticed > a decided tendency during this election season on > the part of the Strib staff to avoid covering any > story that may reflect poorly on RT. > > > > Guy Gambill > (Uptown) > > ************************************ > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at > http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a > member is in violation, contact the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: > http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused > Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in > one click. __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
