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not being an apologist, but i'm curious as to what the alternative would be. if i believed that more open information was the solution to factual journalism, t
by fmitchell0 13y ago
not being an apologist, but i'm curious as to what the alternative would be.
if i believed that more open information was the solution to factual journalism, then i'd have more sympathy for this report.
the truth, however, is that journalists spin context of information (with graphs, info charts, interactive elements, and polls) to sell ads and get more eyeballs.
while i agree that obama has been extremely heavy-handed with retaliation on whistleblowers, the report ignores the bias that also exists within media outlets to add their own context to sell more, rile up a base, or attract more advertising investment.
- JamesArgo 13y ago>if i believed that more open information was the solution to factual journalism, then i'd have more sympathy for this report. Translation from Newspeak: access to the facts would prevent their dissemination.
- dec0dedab0de 13y agoTo be fair, the report ignored pretty much everything that it was not reporting on.
- devx 13y agoSo transparency is bad because the media can spin the info, and therefore governments should keep that info secret, instead of actually providing the facts?