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August 20, 2007

Seattle Times Journalist: Oops! I'll Be More Subtle In My Newsroom Activism From Now On

She was one of the people who cheered at the Seattle Times newsroom when it was announced that Karl Rove was leaving the White House. You can tell she isn't really sorry so much as she's sorry she got caught. She says,

But I shouldn't have. It lacked consideration for other people in the room who may have other views about Karl Rove and George Bush, and held their tongues. It also flew in the face of the standard of objectivity that we as journalists try to uphold every day. Worse, it validates every fear people have about the media.

Yeah, try. And believe me, we don't have fear, we're past fear, we are in disgust.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at 04:50 PM | Comments (6) | Add Comment
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I sometimes wonder if our outcry over overt newsroom liberalism, Photoshopped news photos and faked documents will simply result in the MSM working hard to get better at covering themselves. It's almost impossible to spot a really good Photoshop job or an expertly faked document. Really, we've been awfully lucky with the extent of their incompetence. We'd have some serious headaches if they got a whole lot better.

Posted by: S. Weasel at August 21, 2007 08:13 AM (rasT+)

2 Yeah, I guess the question is, Will they get better at distorting news? My gut says no, just given the fact that if they were going to get better, they would have done so, given the number of embarrassments they've continued to subject themselves to even after Rather. I could be wrong though...

Posted by: doubleplusundead at August 21, 2007 08:51 AM (uk8VC)

3 will simply result in the MSM working hard to get better at covering themselves

You're assuming they have some brains with which to accomplish this. Its not just bias, they're just not very bright people.

Posted by: IreneFingIrene at August 21, 2007 08:55 AM (s7Ian)

Notice how she manages to take a swipe at bloggers?

The hallowed halls of journalism that I was privileged to enter more than 20 years ago are looking more and more like the New York subway. The walls covered in bloggers' scrawl, the platform crowded with any yahoo with a camera and an open mike.

Posted by: Tushar D at August 21, 2007 01:28 PM (Q7Ugu)

5 Heh, true.

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