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Wed Feb 8, 2012, 05:06 PM

Aerows (13,849 posts)

88. I couldn't have said any of that better

Including that it's horseshit that the web destroyed journalistic credibility. Journalists destroyed journalistic credibility and everyone knows it, including journalists. If they weren't aware that they have destroyed their own credibility and turned into glorified Edina Monsoon PR people with the exception of a few, they are out of touch.

They have themselves to thank for it.

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97 replies	Author	Time	Post
Just because I KNOW somebody will copy and paste [View all]	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2012	OP
About time. Half-decent apology.	Robb	Feb 2012	#1
You owe Nadin an apology	me b zola	Feb 2012	#3
You're joking, right?	pintobean	Feb 2012	#5
Thanks Nadin, it takes a big person to apologize for a mistake.	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#20
"DU3 has become little more than a place for bullies to feel like big men."	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#43
+1	L0oniX	Feb 2012	#84
Clever little back-handed compliment.	LanternWaste	Feb 2012	#40
Actually I was being generous.	Robb	Feb 2012	#58
Now, That's Crunchy...	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#2
Hopefully people would be more polite next time when a story seems questionable.	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#6
I have worked most of my life as a professional journalist.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#7
Actually I wasn't talking about you. Just pointing out that there are others who	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#8
But you were talking TO me.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#9
I addressed your comment because you failed to note the behavior of others in Nadin's	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#12
You can address whatever it is you wish to address.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#15
I don't understand why you feel targeted. You made a comment on a subject that was	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#17
No, you were taking me to task for what I did not write.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#19
Taking you to task? A comment on an internet blog is not taking someone to task. It is	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#30
You got the last word.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#36
Actually, her getting the last word, MM, would necessitate you shutting your trap. nt	Bonobo	Feb 2012	#71
That's not something I'm known for...	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#83
I thought Mineralman handled himself quite well in this thread	Obama3_16	Feb 2012	#92
I thought it was instructive to see the assumption that having the last word is would be	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#93
MM, I just want you to know that we all saw what was posted and you are 100% correct	Number23	Feb 2012	#55
"we all"?? You don't speak for me, let alone everyone here. n/t	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#62
Thanks for the needless response, but I was speaking to MM	Number23	Feb 2012	#65
You really should	pintobean	Feb 2012	#37
Can you point where I do not hold myself to those standards? I am always willing to	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#45
Please see my post #43 above.	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#48
Interesting, thank you. Another interesting aspect of online bullying, which came up	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#50
+1	L0oniX	Feb 2012	#86
Hopefully people will be more critical next time a story seems questionable.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#66
There is a big difference between disinformation, which is a deliberate attempt to	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#67
There was a concerted disinformation effort displayed in that thread.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#72
The call was for an end to bullying. I don't think that was meant to be a deflection of anything,	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#87
I don't think it was meant to deflect, but that was what it does.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#96
Could you provide a little back story? Is there a link to a previous thread?	myrna minx	Feb 2012	#4
Good Lord...	greytdemocrat	Feb 2012	#11
The story of Jay Polk (from what I understand - correct if wrong)	chrisa	Feb 2012	#27
Wow. I feel left out of the loop.	Courtesy Flush	Feb 2012	#49
Thank you....missed the original thread and could make absolutely no sense of this thread	Rowdyboy	Feb 2012	#53
No harm done	Aerows	Feb 2012	#9
Are you sure?	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#13
Okay	Aerows	Feb 2012	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	Obamanaut	Feb 2012	#31
Well, this settles it	Aerows	Feb 2012	#94
When the apology is sincere,	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#32
I think that is far from always true	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#51
Excellent post, thank you. The notion that there are any journalistic standards	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#54
Thank you for putting the conceit bandied about on this thread	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#59
I really am pretty infuriated with the death of journalistic standards	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#61
Right - and on the receiving end of that constant flood	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#64
Ha - there is something	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#68
Just a small note...	ellisonz	Feb 2012	#70
That is absolutely true	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#73
Journalism is a business at the core.	ellisonz	Feb 2012	#74
I hear you	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#77
I think the news wire in general, the dry, classic reporting, is still decent.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#79
No - not the Mexico story	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#80
I'd call it entertainment masqueraiding as infoducation	Aerows	Feb 2012	#91
I retired from journalism in 2002.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#85
You said it	Aerows	Feb 2012	#89
I'm not a journalist any longer.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#95
I couldn't have said any of that better	Aerows	Feb 2012	#88
Well said.	Brickbat	Feb 2012	#29
Sometimes, it's impossible to rebuild.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#34
Oh I wouldn't worry about that. Our 'journalists' who reported totally false imformation	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#41
Amen - please see above	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#52
I responded above, excellent post by you, thank you! n/t	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#60
Phil Donahue and Peter Arnett were ostracized.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#69
Man	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#75
Fair enough, I should say I mean DU here, sorry.	joshcryer	Feb 2012	#76
Gotcha	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#78
I don't have the intention of going after DU members	Aerows	Feb 2012	#90
As a freelance reporter, I can only hope you get yourself some training and an editor who knows what	Brickbat	Feb 2012	#14
There you go.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#16
isn't that the truth.	Whisp	Feb 2012	#28
I would disagree, I would say you have more to worry about from our so-called	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#47
K and R for the apology.	zappaman	Feb 2012	#18
You handled this with class.	2ndAmForComputers	Feb 2012	#21
Can I have a link to the original? I missed this.	AngryAmish	Feb 2012	#22
I always miss stuff too..	SoCalDem	Feb 2012	#56
Here.	slutticus	Feb 2012	#81
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Obamanaut	Feb 2012	#24
Stop...you're killing me. n/t	greytdemocrat	Feb 2012	#25
....	tishaLA	Feb 2012	#26
Piling on after somebody is targeted for serial bullying and gloating...	Kaleko	Feb 2012	#46
You're still WAAAY more reputable than Drudge, Fox, Redstate. And WAAAY more classy.	FarLeftFist	Feb 2012	#33
Those are not news sources.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#35
True, but citizen journalists wouldn't link to a news source usually because...	FarLeftFist	Feb 2012	#39
A few citizen journalists do that. Most do not.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#42
True, and thank you for pointing that out. Could also be said about the more 'respectable'	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#44
Handling a mistake with grace says more than making a mistake. We all make mistakes	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2012	#38
Thanks for updating us on your discoveries.	midnight	Feb 2012	#57
Good for you, Nadin.	polly7	Feb 2012	#63
You're apologizing "Just because I KNOW somebody will copy and paste" ??? N/T	Marengo	Feb 2012	#82
woopsie.	lonestarnot	Feb 2012	#97

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