Comments on Poofygoo: Jaundiced Journalism

as far as oversensationalization of what happnd an...

2007-04-20T09:24:00.000-04:00

as far as oversensationalization of what happnd and "making" news to fill 24 news channels it coulndt be more true .
Well written .

I think you missed my point completely, though. I'...

2007-04-19T10:05:00.000-04:00

I think you missed my point completely, though. I'm not saying that the media shouldn't question- we rely on the media as an ombudsman in many arenas- your point about Katrina is valid (thought by your line of reasoning, if my point about the Duke players is specious, then your point about Katrina must also be specious). I even said in the essay that they should question: "Yes, we should

I didn't comment on that part of your post because...

2007-04-18T06:18:00.000-04:00

I didn't comment on that part of your post because I found it to be a specious argument. Sorry, it just didn't work for me.

And to reiterate a point - this event hit you on an emotional level and because of that, you were offended by the media's reaction. Perhaps there will be times in the future - some event that doesn't hit you so hard - where you want to see an aggressive media

Brilliant post. Whilst we do need tenacious journa...

2007-04-18T01:47:00.000-04:00

Brilliant post. Whilst we do need tenacious journalists, aggressive scapegoating will do nothing to assist in healing or prevent this from happening in the future. As a former journalist, I know the power of the gatekeeper is immense and all too often they get it wrong because of careless reporting and early judgments. Lives are ruined long after the story has faded.

My sincere

So you're condoning what happened with the Duke la...

2007-04-17T23:05:00.000-04:00

So you're condoning what happened with the Duke lacrosse players? Are they just casualties in your thirst for knowledge?

I'd rather have an aggressive, questioning media (...

2007-04-17T17:59:00.000-04:00

I'd rather have an aggressive, questioning media (like the one we saw after Katrina hit) than one that simply reports what they are told (like the one that helped us into Iraq). That means sometimes I'll sometimes I'll be happy they are there, asking difficult and painful questions. And it means sometimes I'll be royally pissed off and want them to slow down.

To me, this means that I'm

Or is it simply that the Washington Post doesn't c...

2007-04-17T15:41:00.000-04:00

Or is it simply that the Washington Post doesn't condone horrific massacres? Thanks for keeping me posted!

Keeping me POSTed. Funny!

Great post.

This is beautiful thank you.

2007-04-17T15:14:00.000-04:00

This is beautiful thank you.

thank you, I couldn't agree more

2007-04-17T15:08:00.000-04:00

thank you, I couldn't agree more

Find a newspaper and get this essay published. If...

2007-04-17T15:00:00.000-04:00

Find a newspaper and get this essay published. If there is any justice in literary prizes- and there may not be- you will get a Pulitzer for this.