I know, I know….Anyone who distributes news and information has an agenda, is a mouthpiece, is annoying, bothers the hell out of people…..
Either they are old and moldy. Fat and comfortable. Puffed up, insulated and lazy. Callous free loaders who are agent provocateurs.
They might be young and on the make. They might be the wonders who translate events for a new news consuming public in a new news consuming environment.
We all have our favorites, our hates, our disposable clowns. So much information. So much endeavor. so many brave and fearless scribes who comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable. Who could be jaundiced.? Who can say they are not worth the prize of our attention?
Is journalism dead? Is it better? Is it sincere?
It does brave the questions of our survival.
Two views.: one hand wringing, one celebration. I’ll do both. One for fun. One in tribute to the solid stodgy set.
From The Columbia Journalism Review a month or two back:
http://www.cjr.org/editorial/beyond_the_facts.php
Roger Simon in Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52523.html
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Lust Games / Void Games / Politics 
Talk always talk. Write always write. Degenerate always degenerate.
I know, I know….Anyone who distributes news and information has an agenda, is a mouthpiece, is annoying, bothers the hell out of people…..
Either they are old and moldy. Fat and comfortable. Puffed up, insulated and lazy. Callous free loaders who are agent provocateurs.
They might be young and on the make. They might be the wonders who translate events for a new news consuming public in a new news consuming environment.
We all have our favorites, our hates, our disposable clowns. So much information. So much endeavor. so many brave and fearless scribes who comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable. Who could be jaundiced.? Who can say they are not worth the prize of our attention?
Is journalism dead? Is it better? Is it sincere?
It does brave the questions of our survival.
Two views.: one hand wringing, one celebration. I’ll do both. One for fun. One in tribute to the solid stodgy set.
From The Columbia Journalism Review a month or two back:
http://www.cjr.org/editorial/beyond_the_facts.php
Roger Simon in Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52523.html
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