Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/24

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Subject: RE: [Leica] when is a pj not a pj? OT
From: David Degner <ddegner@morris.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 11:56:32 -0500
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20011221155914.00a754b8@pop.2alpha.net>

>Now it seems that if you don't have credentials
>from one of a handful of publications or agencies you don't
>"qualify" as professional pj. And folks trying to do an important
>job are getting tossed in the hoosegow. Some thing feels "wrong"
>and a bit "dangerous" about the direction we're headed.
>
>George

This does disturb me because I see most of the news that we get from our 
major news sources as lacking in depth, importance and impartiality.  I 
read more of the third part news sources such as drudgereport.com and 
truthout.  If these smaller new sources are seen as not being true press 
and not deserving freedom of the press then they will eventually be 
squeezed out of existence leaving us with the big 5.  These media monopoly 
will obviously not say anything too bad about our government, politicians, 
or each other because there is an unspoken mutual destruction agreement, 
and they will stop giving real news because most people like the fluff "man 
bites dog", and "touchy feely reports on Hollywood stars".  Third party 
news sources are like political third parties, they keep the big boys in 
check, without them well all become complacent couch potatoes.

Now that exams are done I can do these rants more often :)
David Degner

P.S. Ill be posting some pictures soon I love that Agfa APX 400.

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