Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And you were a reporter where? And are an expert in reporting and journalistic standards based on what? And have written precisely how many stories on deadline? Just wondering. On 1/4/06 1:54 PM, "mcyclwritr@comcast.net" <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> wrote: > This exactly the sort of NYT apologist retort I anticipated. That's why my > original post included a whiff of Basic Reporting 101, which, predictably, > is > missing from your reply. > > How do you know what the "mining company told family members and others?" > Was > it broadcast on TV? Did you see actual, talking-head footage? Did that > talking > head say to the effect of "It has been confirmed that rescuers have > reached 12 > surviving miners?" If so, I defer to you. I didn't see it. Further, who is > a > "mining company?" How can a company speak? It speaks through a spokesman. > Who > is that person? What, exactly, did he say? Report it, wrapped it in > quotation > marks. > > And that's just part of why this particular misreporting debacle is so > embarrassing. Nobody from the wire service or any other reporting agency > took > the time CONFIRM a damn thing. Not one damn thing. See the difference? > Spreading rumors and miscommunication versus factual, substantiated > reporting. > > Don't settle for sloppy reporting. Demand facts. Get information from > numerous > sources, whether you're the reporter or the reader. > > -Chris Lawson > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Matt Powell <wooderson@gmail.com> >> On 1/4/06, mcyclwritr@comcast.net <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Not to klck the Gray Lady while she's down, but I heard that today's NYT >>> front >> page >trumpeted 12 survivors from the West Virginia mine tragedy. Can you >> say >> "scoop >hungry?" "Unsubstantiated?" "Reckless?" >> >> That's what the mining company told family members and others >> gathered. Hardly the reporter's fault that he passed along what was >> being stated on the scene. >> >> -- >> MP >> wooderson@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information