Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:56:32 -0500, Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > frank, i agree with you 99%, wxcept this part, which i find a bit > strange > > (strange that someone has this kind of expectations of the second oldest > > profession) > This is my part, to which Mishka refers: > > > On the other hand, if I pick up a newspaper, I expect that what's > > > being reported should be grounded in facts, and represent that which > > > the reporter believes to be true, accurate, and based on an objective > > > reality. > > > > Mishka: > > I wrote the paragraph to which you refer very carefully. I attempted > to write it in such a way that every word had meaning, and was > meaningful. > > So, I did "fudge" things a bit. I said that a report should be > ~grounded~ in facts, that a reporter should present that which he > ~believes~ to be true, and that what's being reported should be > ~based~ on an objective reality. Each of those key words gives a lot > of wiggle room. > > I know that every journalist and editor (and publisher, for that > matter) has their personal bias and agenda. If they're good at what > they do, they try to suppress those things to present as fair and > objective report as possible. But even the best efforts will > sometimes fall short. > > So, I guess that what I expect is not 100% accuracy, but rather an > honest attempt to be fair and objective. Some attain this, most > don't. I recognize that.
For what it's worth, if anything, I agree with Frank. However, I thought *motherhood* was the "second oldest profession." ERNR mother of two NPPA member
