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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?"
FIRST MOTHER FUCKER
People talk about free will a lot and how it feels like they can make their own decisions and how can that be with what we know about physics. I think the first premise is wrong. It doesn't feel like we can make our own decisions. Its easy to tell this, just try to think of what it feels like to make a choice. You don't know do you? You can't even figure out when the choice is being made. After it happens you think you made a choice but at the time its just what you did. This is much closer to reality then the myth that we feel like we can make choices.
"It is not how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it exists." -Ludwig Wittgenstein
FP!
Agree, but a little off topic don't you think
Jeez. 14 page article. A warning in the summary would be nice. Now who is going to post a quick recap of article itself? You don't expect me to read it, do you? Sheesh
don't get me wrong. It's an important topic, but (or, hence?) slashdot is just not the forum to discuss these issues.
Counterexample: slashdot is very democratic.
False. I haven't been given the opportunity to moderate since my account was created. It is not democracy when not every has the opportunity to participate. Is it because I pissed off CmdrTaco? Because I haven't bought a subscription? I don't know, but I do know that this isn't a democracy.
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
That moderation was garbage. I hate it when people go through a thread and then pick something that is "offtopic" to the main article, but not in the context of the conversation the thread has taken. I don't think some people get it.
talk about bias.
http://www.geocities.com/presidentialintegrity2004 /
re: your sig, by "Draft Dodger" I assume you are referring to Bill Clinton.
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