On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 11:15 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't disagree with you in principle, though the quotes you supply are > not meaningless because they are blind, but because they are, for the most > part, meaningless. The main problem with a story based on anonymous quotes > is that it allows people to air their gripes to add their own spin to a > story without having to take responsibility for it, or allow the reader to > take them into consideration to give them proper weight. >
The problem in a story like this is if the reporter only prints attributable quotes then he or she will be reduced to quoting press releases. The facts that make up the backbone of the story are already published and in the public record: the fall in ratings of Meet the Press and The Today Show, the revolving door of executives, and the Brian Williams problem. The reporter said he talked to dozens of people who currently and previously worked there and he is quoting what they said. The reader would be able to look at the quotes and figure out who had an agenda and assess credibility. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
