Call me crazy
But I consider myself to be one of those who subscribes to the belief that their views and opinions are just as valuable as the views and opinions of media professionals who have the benefit of editors, producers, fact checkers and years of experience.
June 21st, 2010 at 10:02 am
Every article I’ve ever read that covered an event I also attended or a topic I’m familiar with had at least one material fact wrong (frequently more than one). I have to assume ALL the articles suffer the same defects.
To try to claim that these journalists are somehow superior to anyone off the street is laughable.
June 21st, 2010 at 11:19 am
I think your opinions are much more valuable if you don’t need to rely on your authority (whether academic, ‘media professional’ or some other credential). If you make a compelling case, does it matter if your a nobel prize winner or an anon commenter?
June 21st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Joe Friday said it best: “Just the facts, ma’am.”
June 21st, 2010 at 2:18 pm
“media professionals who have the benefit of editors, producers, fact checkers and years of experience.”
Professionals? Excuse me, but parroting the leftist line is NOT professionalism. And if they have “fact checkers” they damn sure dont use them. But they do have “years of experience”, in intentionally misleading the public.