Comments on: News Loophole Skirts Journalistic Ethics http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:20:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-140124 Michael Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:29:13 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-140124 Ok, thinking some more, I would ban: "Paris Hilton" "Lindsey Lohan" "Brittany Spears" and whoever the latest "blond white girl" is in the news these days. Ok, thinking some more, I would ban:

"Paris Hilton"
"Lindsey Lohan"
"Brittany Spears"

and whoever the latest "blond white girl" is in the news these days.

]]> By: Michael http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-140123 Michael Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:27:09 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-140123 <blockquote>In a slightly different vein,Id ban abortion,pro choice, progress ,180 million years,prehistoric,cave man,consensus, and separation of church and state.</blockquote>Leave it to G.A.Phillips to equate censorship with clarification. That said, I'd ban the use of the word "internet", simply because I don't think I've ever heard a story about it that got anything right.

In a slightly different vein,Id ban abortion,pro choice, progress ,180 million years,prehistoric,cave man,consensus, and separation of church and state.

Leave it to G.A.Phillips to equate censorship with clarification.

That said, I'd ban the use of the word "internet", simply because I don't think I've ever heard a story about it that got anything right.

]]> By: G.A.Phillips http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-140062 G.A.Phillips Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:21:17 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-140062 In a slightly different vein,Id ban abortion,pro choice, progress ,180 million years,prehistoric,cave man,consensus, and separation of church and state. There are other words that reporters and headline writers routinely use that also insinuate rightdoing without having to actually provide any evidence. In a slightly different vein,Id ban abortion,pro choice, progress ,180 million years,prehistoric,cave man,consensus, and separation of church and state.

There are other words that reporters and headline writers routinely use that also insinuate rightdoing without having to actually provide any evidence.

]]> By: Grewgills http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-140024 Grewgills Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:05:42 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-140024 death tax tax relief What words would you substitute for "loophole", "assault weapon", or "fundamentalist"? I have to whole heartedly agree with getting rid of "some say." death tax
tax relief

What words would you substitute for "loophole", "assault weapon", or "fundamentalist"?

I have to whole heartedly agree with getting rid of "some say."

]]> By: John Burgess http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-139974 John Burgess Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:56:58 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-139974 <em>It is reported/understood that...</em> <em>According to an anonymous source...</em> Selectively pointing out party affiliation of the subject of a report. Name all party affiliations or none. It is reported/understood that...
According to an anonymous source...

Selectively pointing out party affiliation of the subject of a report. Name all party affiliations or none.

]]> By: Dale B http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-139933 Dale B Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:26:53 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-139933 In a slightly different vein, I'd ban "may" and "could" from all news reprorts. In a slightly different vein, I'd ban "may" and "could" from all news reprorts.

]]> By: charles austin http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-139928 charles austin Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:48:57 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-139928 <em>admitted fair (though usually by implication that its opposite is unfair; virtually impossible to use objectively)</em> Then there are the code words used to casually reinforce preconceptions: <em>ultraconservative fundamentalist assault weapon</em> And my favorite method for subtly focusing the narrative: <em>some say</em> admitted
fair (though usually by implication that its opposite is unfair; virtually impossible to use objectively)

Then there are the code words used to casually reinforce preconceptions:
ultraconservative
fundamentalist
assault weapon

And my favorite method for subtly focusing the narrative:
some say

]]> By: Dave Schuler http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-139917 Dave Schuler Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:14:01 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/news_loophole_skirts_journalistic_ethics/#comment-139917 debate narrative unbiased (and its analogues as a description of news reporting) debate
narrative
unbiased (and its analogues as a description of news reporting)

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