12 November 2005

Journalism and a rare Article

For the first time in George W. Bush’s presidential history people are not taking his words as dogma. On the front page of a newspaper nouns, verbs, phrases, and the occasional ‘evil’ adjective (we won’t give him credit for using adverbs and other literary devices) which were uttered by the President, were then unusually examined for credibility. Well wouldn't you know, candor was lacking from his speech.

Imagine a thing like investigative journalism, doing research, and not taking things at face value, the possibilities it can uncover are incredible (just ask G. Gordon Libby and his buddies). The article I attached is an example of this kind of reporting, and it demonstrates the necessary utility media provides. However, this needs to be administered in everyday practices; our general new-information and communication providers must use it more than when it is accommodating. The President is now no longer popular, and with this the news feels it can write pieces questioning his credibility. This is true, but they also had the responsibility to query into his credibility before he was unpopular, and put it on the front page when his candor was called into question. While this piece is a work of decent reporting it comes from one of the few rags that occasionally does a good job, therefore it is a halfhearted surprise the Post delivered something with integrity. Nonetheless, as a whole, I am sure Nellie Bly is rolling over in her grave at what has become journalism and its investigative nature.

So now that you have read my monotonous and mind-dumbing rambling, look at the article and see your Presidents.
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