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Are Journalism and Politics Inextricably Joined?
An anonymous reader writes "Retiring figure Bill Moyers makes his case in a recent speech delivered at the Society of Professional Journalists 2004 national convention. 'But I approach the end of my own long run believing more strongly than ever that the quality of journalism and the quality of democracy are inextricably joined.' It is a deep argument, made poignant by the recently murdered Francisco Ortiz Franco of Mexico, Manik Saha of India, and Aiyathurai Nadesan of Sri Lanka, among others. It is a broad argument, touching on history from America's first best seller to yesterday's blog. Is it a convincing argument?"
The quality of journalism is intertwined with that of democracy? I guess we're pretty screwed then, huh?
Be better in bed. Wikiafterdark!
For years we have top quality journalism in Soviet Union: Izvestia and Pravda. See how for years Russian people flock to polls to vote 99% to return Communist Party to the helm of our glorious mother Russia. Is proof: your journalists are corrupt, scandal-seeking, sensationalists, traitors to the revolutionary ideals of your forefathers and sow the discontent that leads to many political parties expending precious resources of the working people for election campaigns. With better journalists you then would finally reject this chaos acheive true unity and Socialist peace under the banner of a one-party rule of the People.
Long live Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly! True champions of the people and glorious vanguards of the unified socialist rule that is the inevitable destiny of every industrialised country!
I have to say this is the most insightful thing I've seen all day. FOX leans to the right so the liberals are actually mad, because they no longer have a monopoly on the media. hahaha. I don't often watch FOX, but while it is right-winged they actually report news. CNN, NBC, etc. on the other hand, only tell you the left-side of any story.
the Political Inquirer
...but I find it ironic that he uses examples where the "evil government" (tm) represses journalist yet fails to mention a very recent incident revealing bias in jounalism regarding Mr. Rather and certain memoes that not even the slavering left will concede are real anymore.
It's not always about the repression of journalists. What about the control the fourth estate bears over our public discourse?
-Styopa
You might as well be using the Bible Code to prove The Bible's authenticity.
Having MORE articles regarding the Swift Boat Vets for Truth doesn't mean the press looked into their records. Having LESS articles that match your keywords doesn't mean the Bush didn't go after Bush any less. (How about Bush DUI, Bush AWOL, Bush executions, Bush James Brady?) For all you know those articles could be negative towards the Swift-Boat Vets for Truth proclaiming them as political attacks controlled by Karl Rove or out and out lies.
It's funny, out of all the replies to your post so far, not one has been able to name an actual lie by the SBVT...
I'd answer each one individually, but I'll say this: the memory of Cambodia was seared, SEARED into John Kerry's memory... now it was, well, maybe in that vicinity, and well, maybe not Christmas...
Two thirds of "Unfit for Command" documents, irrefutabley, what John Kerry did after he got back from Vietnam, anyway... don't hear much about that, do we?
Stupid sexy Flanders.