OT: Eithics and the new NEWS

[narf poit chez BOOM]

i suggest that we beat reporters over the heads with microphones.

[Renegade 13]

Hey Atrocities, move to Canada! No terrorists here (after all, who would want to attack Canada? ) And no fear of terrorism, and Last time I checked, you can still say mostly what you want without being called a "terrorist"

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
i suggest that we beat reporters over the heads with microphones.

Naw, just make them accountable finacially and criminally for every news story they publish. If the information is inaccurate, opinionated, or false, then they are responsible to make restitution to whomever their news story directly effected.

Look at what Date Line did a few years back over the Chevy trucks. Sure the chevy trucks, one in about thousdand, would explode if hit on the side, but Data Line took it one step futher and reported that ALL Chevy trucks exploded upon impact, and even facked an accident to prove it. They used movie special effects to flip the truck and burst it into flames. They got caught but nothing happend.

Look at that guy Richard Jewels who was made out to be the Olympic Park bomber and how they literally destroyed that man. He had balls though, he stood up to them and sued and WON.

If more and more people could aford to do that, or had laws to support them if they chose to do so, then the News organizations would be less likely to partake in the current tabliod, make the news, opinionated, factless babble that they current are airing to the American Public.

Just tell us the facts, let us make up our own minds.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

http://www.kingfeatures.com/features...lard/about.htm

feburary 7th.

[Sabin]

People being reported about because they enjoy Mangas?(Japanese comics) That is pretty annoying, considering that there is more than one social standard in the world, and many people prefer those alternative standards.

It seems that many parts of American society has become rather low-quality. While there are many good things to America, social standards are quite weak, when it comes down to preventing social stigma.

Also, it seems that is difficult in America to see news from other lands, from their respective views. Also, it seems like that America is weakening over-all, though I may be wrong about that.

In any case, a off-topic questions: Should the United States have annexed Iraq?(to conquer, with the intent of keeping the conquered item.)

[narf poit chez BOOM]

what's wrong with mango's? i like mango's.

actually, i can't really remember wether i like mango's. i think i do. i think i should go to bed.

[Cipher7071]

I suppose I am fortunate in some respects due to the area in which I live. I get the usual number of U.S. stations by VHF antenna (no cable or satellite), but I am also able to receive two Canadian stations. At least that allows me to get a little different perspective than watching either alone. It makes me wish I still had a short wave radio. You can hear around the world with one of those.

[Grandpa Kim]

I, too, feel for you AT, and have been feeling that way for 20 years or more.

The fact is, the news reporters get it wrong! People who know what they are talking about in their field of expertise will tell you the newsmen got it wrong on a story in that field. I've heard this from many friends expert in a particular subject, from writers, even from someone on these forums but most especially I've seen it myself in my own field of expertise.

Invariably if you know what you're talking about you quickly realize the newsmen don't. In fact, they don't have a clue. I'm beginning to think even the newsmen know this and that's just another reason they have resort to "fluff" reporting.

I watch the news occasionally, but I've developed a good bull***t filter.