tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6870033402052759223..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Shafer: Let's make journalists' political views publicJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69255945195579020582012-03-29T17:16:16.464-04:002012-03-29T17:16:16.464-04:003:51 PM - LOL. Easy on the Kool-Aid, Comrade.3:51 PM - LOL. Easy on the Kool-Aid, Comrade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64258910521748520582012-03-29T15:51:38.642-04:002012-03-29T15:51:38.642-04:00I don't think the judges or the journos signin...I don't think the judges or the journos signing the petition are newsworthy in any regard.<br /><br />This is what I would expect of a Rupert Murdoch WSJ editorial. It starts with the biased canard that signing a petition that may be motivated by opposing Walker's pro-corporation, anti-union agenda is subversive or treasonous, giving need to "out" those who signed it.<br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84723421241124826972012-03-29T14:34:08.378-04:002012-03-29T14:34:08.378-04:00This was in a Wall Street Journal column Monday:
...This was in a Wall Street Journal column Monday:<br /><br />Transparency for Me, but Not for Thee<br />"Last week, the Gannett Wisconsin Media Investigative Team broke a story that appeared in The [Appleton] Post-Crescent, exposing 29 circuit court judges who signed petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker," boasts Genia Lovett, the paper's president and publisher. "It was a storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78120994749218564802012-03-29T07:57:13.501-04:002012-03-29T07:57:13.501-04:00I disagree. I have plenty of gripes with Gannett, ...I disagree. I have plenty of gripes with Gannett, but I thought the best thing they ever did was issue the ethics policy. (Gee, it didn't cost money.) <br /><br />Newspapers, and yes Gannett newspapers, could have distinguished themselves as the only place to get fairly impartial and thoughtful news in a media climate now dominated by the Fox/MSNBC/talk radio noise. Talk to real people, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72486767419311651542012-03-28T18:06:52.567-04:002012-03-28T18:06:52.567-04:00I think it's long past time to drop the canard...I think it's long past time to drop the canard that journalists are impartial. They should be professional, yes -- but objectivity is a goal, not a fact, in the human experience.<br /><br />It seems rather conceited that anyone would seriously believe that one's education and life experiences had made one "objective."<br /><br />Again, please don't confuse "objective&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60962022939157717292012-03-28T15:29:19.022-04:002012-03-28T15:29:19.022-04:00News orgs as Shafer attests, should be judged by t...News orgs as Shafer attests, should be judged by their content. If the reporting is fair and impartial, enough said.<br />Those who claim papers are biased are always going to make that claim and the rest don't care as long as the crossword puzzle shows up on the same page everyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2101654961791129172012-03-28T14:17:30.923-04:002012-03-28T14:17:30.923-04:00Pamphlets, broadsheets and newspapers have always ...Pamphlets, broadsheets and newspapers have always been printed to influence political views and consolidate public opinion. When Gene Pulliam owned the Indianapolis Star he had a rule that no story featuring a Kennedy would be slotted on the front page. Pulliam papers also always employed a rat fucker to attack politicians Gene didn't like. If you disagreed with his politics you were place onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52302385674513239762012-03-28T13:42:46.801-04:002012-03-28T13:42:46.801-04:00Like.Like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com