Keith Obermann and Chris Matthews removed from the front lines of reporting

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by August

Aren't journalists supposed to be neutral? How can they maintain their objectivity if they are rabid fans of one side of the political coin or the other?

Actually no. That is the difference between a journalist and a reporter. A reporter is supposed to report the facts while a journalist is supposed to report their interpretations and observations of the event.

Although the terms are used without discipline these days, there is a difference between a journalist and a reporter.

I remember getting dinged in my J classes for just reporting the facts.

[August]

Hmmm. Rose thinks that all politicians should be required by law to wear the logos of the companies who support them (like NASCAR drivers wear the logos of their sponsors), so we can tell who owns them.

Maybe journalists and other media types ought to be required to wear the logo of the party they support as well.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by August

Hmmm. Rose thinks that all politicians should be required by law to wear the logos of the companies who support them (like NASCAR drivers wear the logos of their sponsors), so we can tell who owns them.

Maybe journalists and other media types ought to be required to wear the logo of the party they support as well.

That would go over like a fart in a space suit.

[August]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

That would go over like a fart in a space suit.

I'm sure they wouldn't like it but i'd bet the public would...

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by August

I'm sure they wouldn't like it but i'd bet the public would...

Yes, then they would know to flip the channel if they did not care for who they supported.

[Yahoshua]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Yes, then they would know to flip the channel if they did not care for who they supported.

One never learns anything merely by listening to opinions they agree with.

I don't remember who it was that said that quote but it does hold a good point for us.

[Stealth Hunter]

I don't see anyone whining about Bill O'Reilly and his Conservative-Republican bias, nor do I see any complaints against Fox News.:hmm:

Doesn't matter. The news isn't what it used to be.

Once upon a time, kids, you could turn the TV on, and at EXACTLY 6 p.m., you'd get legends telling of what happened that day with their commanding tones and cigarettes in hand...

And then... the "Ratings Race" began...

They're all gone now, replaced by blonds in miniskirts.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by August

Maybe journalists and other media types ought to be required to wear the logo of the party they support as well.

The good thing is that subtlety is not common in journalism. It is pretty easy to identify biases.

And bias, as long as it is identified and characterized, is good. Since there is no such thing as an unbiased human source, the only way to get the full picture is to deliberately seek out competing biases and make an inference.

[1480]

Where do you draw the line? Once you start to become the story, shouldn't you recuse yourself from it? I've stopped watching most media outlets because of the spin rather then just reporting the story. Most of us out there can form their own opinion but I gave up after they continually use the expression "victim of a police shooting" when that offender had a loaded gun and pointed it at the police. I really can't take KO seriously because he was horrible at the eastern seaboard propagande network and C M needs ritalin.

[nikimcbee]

Couldn't happen to a nicer pair.:rotfl: They'll have fun in the dishroom washing dishes.