Old?
It happened Feb 2 (Friday) (unless it was last year in which case I can see old) so the weekend stops play on getting comments from students. Therefore Monday comments on the incident from students - posted Tuesday. Sounds to me like this doesn't really count as old just delayed.
It is really worrying. Who ever wrote it has almost no concept of research or actually understanding what a person being interviewed is saying. For example : ' "It's a strategic game," Barnes said. "It's not like we were going to kill you or anything (speaking of the game's make-believe enemies). '
The problem with this is that the game actually can be played against real people but his point was that it is a game.
Another line : ' where several Kent State students set up a "war-like" game.'
The article doesn't tell you that it is a game to be bought in the shops but suggests that the students wrote the game themseleves.
Doesn't even get me started on the number of terms surrounded in quotes - if you are quoting someone attribute them otherwise explain the term without quote marks and with a clear sign of where the term came from.
They already have a letter up complaining about the reporting but they haven't responded nor give any sign that they will correct the story. Don't they realise that not only do they have a responsibilty to their community but having posted it on the web they are now also reflecting their school and themselves.
Just the ramblings of someone who spent two years doing mass communication but decided that Comp Sci was more fun.
PS I'm allowed to use quotes, I'm showing sarcasm and disbelief and I'm not even trying to be a journalist anymore:)
Not having a clue about what they did, I was wondering what exactly this means to me other than its interesting to read. Do they have (access to...?) my e-mail/password for slashdot or did they just post a message on the front or what?????
not that I'm freaking out or anything
America isn't the only country that has problems with the an outspoken moral majority enforcing their views and creating laws by "Crusading". England lost the right to shoot handguns because of a shooting in scotland by a guy who possesed both legal and illegal guns and now it seems that there are more gun related crimes than before and I've been denied the ability to shoot handguns for sport in a shooting club because even they cannot have guns, which of course put them out of business. But I guess it is one of the joys of living in a democratic society - its seems that the loudest voice rules not always the most voices
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Old?
It happened Feb 2 (Friday) (unless it was last year in which case I can see old) so the weekend stops play on getting comments from students. Therefore Monday comments on the incident from students - posted Tuesday. Sounds to me like this doesn't really count as old just delayed.
It is really worrying. Who ever wrote it has almost no concept of research or actually understanding what a person being interviewed is saying. For example : ' "It's a strategic game," Barnes said. "It's not like we were going to kill you or anything (speaking of the game's make-believe enemies). ' :)
The problem with this is that the game actually can be played against real people but his point was that it is a game.
Another line : ' where several Kent State students set up a "war-like" game.'
The article doesn't tell you that it is a game to be bought in the shops but suggests that the students wrote the game themseleves.
Doesn't even get me started on the number of terms surrounded in quotes - if you are quoting someone attribute them otherwise explain the term without quote marks and with a clear sign of where the term came from.
They already have a letter up complaining about the reporting but they haven't responded nor give any sign that they will correct the story. Don't they realise that not only do they have a responsibilty to their community but having posted it on the web they are now also reflecting their school and themselves.
Just the ramblings of someone who spent two years doing mass communication but decided that Comp Sci was more fun.
PS I'm allowed to use quotes, I'm showing sarcasm and disbelief and I'm not even trying to be a journalist anymore
Not having a clue about what they did, I was wondering what exactly this means to me other than its interesting to read. Do they have (access to...?) my e-mail/password for slashdot or did they just post a message on the front or what?????
not that I'm freaking out or anything
America isn't the only country that has problems with the an outspoken moral majority enforcing their views and creating laws by "Crusading". England lost the right to shoot handguns because of a shooting in scotland by a guy who possesed both legal and illegal guns and now it seems that there are more gun related crimes than before and I've been denied the ability to shoot handguns for sport in a shooting club because even they cannot have guns, which of course put them out of business. But I guess it is one of the joys of living in a democratic society - its seems that the loudest voice rules not always the most voices