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[Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.]

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Hi All Chris and Joan make good points.  My perception is colored by the fact that most of the journalists I know are independent war correspondents or report in genocide ravaged areas.  Not work for the faint of heart but work that has the potential for significant good. Note that I think entertainers such as Rush Limbaugh, Jon Stewart, etc. and a host of columnists/bloggers are often misperceived to be journalists. This doesn't help with the perception of the profession. Hmmm . . .  perhaps, some parallels that relate to how psychology is perceived.  We also have a range of entertainers who the public think are actually practicing psychology when I would argue that they are not.  Best wishes, Linda Joan Warmbold wrote: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=seymour+hersh&aq=1&oq=seymo&aqi=g10 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/31/seymour_hersh_on_syria_calling_the What we are seeing so much of is the sheep mentality of the media. Someone somewhere creates the "conventional wisdom" of a certain event and everyone tends to go along. The public respect for reporters is fairly low and I think for good reason. As Chris' source shows us, the truly investigative reporter who goes after stories are few and far between. I have a very high respect and regard for the reporting of Seymour Hersh. He is a very serious and dedicated investigative reporter. Above are URL's to two of his most recent investigations. If only there were more reporters like Seymour. Joan jwarm...@oakton.edu Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. wrote: My hat's off to all journalists! These folks often risk their lives and freedom every day to bring us news from around the globe. Perhaps a few do. The days of Woodward and Bernstein are long behind us, however. More and more (with fewer and fewer investigative types on the job) they transmit to us unfiltered government and corporate advertisements as "news." http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Video_news_releases Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) -- Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology and International Human Rights Past-President, Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, & Violence (Div. 48, APA) Webster University 470 East Lockwood St. Louis, MO  63119 Main Webpage:  http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/   wool...@webster.edu "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's (and woman's) best friend. . . . Inside a dog, it's too dark to read."                   -             Groucho Marx --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)