Comments on: Embedtime Stories http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=182 A Blog about Words and Language(s) from alphaDictionary.com Tue, 21 May 2013 19:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 By: r s elegant http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=182&cpage=1#comment-82408 r s elegant Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:35:05 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=182#comment-82408 Very interesting copmment by one whop appears to think that "journalists" work for television solely. In Vietnam a mass psychosis arising from insecurity meant that almost all journalists, those for print media, i.e., journals, as well as those for the lens, reported the same general "facts", most of them illusory or made up, but all comfortingly PC. Very interesting copmment by one whop appears to think that “journalists” work for television solely.

In Vietnam a mass psychosis arising from insecurity meant that almost all journalists, those for print media, i.e., journals, as well as those for the lens, reported the same general “facts”, most of them illusory or made up, but all comfortingly PC.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=182&cpage=1#comment-82199 Jeff Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:38:38 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=182#comment-82199 Very nice blog Dr. Goodword. I can really appreciate your love of language. You are most obviously against our war with Iraq. I can respect that. But I can't see how "embedding" journalists with American troops in Iraq "involves flipping a metaphorical bird to the First Amendment." To be very candid, the battlefield is no place for a journalist. They probably shouldn't have been there in the first place, but we, as an open democratic society, allowed it. But it's not a good idea. Journalists, while we would like to believe are there to just report the truth, aren't really impartial about the truth. As Emerson said: "one can no more stay out of politics than one can stay out of the frost." Journalists and editors included. However, with that said, we should continue to let them suffer the fate of the battlefield for the sake of good headlines and what little transparency we get from it. Truth comes in trickles. Have a nice holiday. Very nice blog Dr. Goodword. I can really appreciate your love of language. You are most obviously against our war with Iraq. I can respect that. But I can’t see how “embedding” journalists with American troops in Iraq “involves flipping a metaphorical bird to the First Amendment.” To be very candid, the battlefield is no place for a journalist. They probably shouldn’t have been there in the first place, but we, as an open democratic society, allowed it. But it’s not a good idea. Journalists, while we would like to believe are there to just report the truth, aren’t really impartial about the truth. As Emerson said: “one can no more stay out of politics than one can stay out of the frost.” Journalists and editors included. However, with that said, we should continue to let them suffer the fate of the battlefield for the sake of good headlines and what little transparency we get from it. Truth comes in trickles.

Have a nice holiday.

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