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alc Donating Member (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-20-10 06:50 AM
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7. classifying most of the reportering you see as journalism
is a violation of the word "journalism".
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  -Would classifying journalism as a "profession" violate the 1st amendment? W_HAMILTON  Apr-20-10 05:57 AM   #0 
  - what you're watching isn't "journalism" by any stretch. It's infotainment.  ixion   Apr-20-10 06:02 AM   #1 
  - Yep. And it should be labeled as such.  rucky   Apr-20-10 06:06 AM   #4 
  - That's exactly what needs to happen.  rucky   Apr-20-10 06:04 AM   #2 
  - There are no true journalists anymore!  DailyGrind51   Apr-20-10 06:05 AM   #3 
  - There are plenty of journalists with ethics.  RandomThoughts   Apr-20-10 06:36 AM   #5 
  - I volunteer to chair the Truth Committee  dems_rightnow   Apr-20-10 06:43 AM   #6 
  - Not really.  W_HAMILTON   Apr-20-10 10:28 AM   #13 
     - you have just demonstrated the problem with your idea  onenote   Apr-20-10 10:58 AM   #17 
        - Either there is, or there isn't.  W_HAMILTON   Apr-20-10 02:16 PM   #22 
  - classifying most of the reportering you see as journalism  alc   Apr-20-10 06:50 AM   #7 
  - I tend to think that journalism has never been a profession and probably never will  ProgressiveProfessor   Apr-20-10 09:31 AM   #8 
  - There is a code of ethics for journalists  eugeneliberal   Apr-20-10 10:10 AM   #9 
     - Its given lip service at best  ProgressiveProfessor   Apr-20-10 10:14 AM   #10 
     - Yes, I remember a strong emphasis on ethics when I majored in journalism in the 70's  laughingliberal   Apr-20-10 10:19 AM   #11 
  - yes, requiring testing and licensing would violate the 1st amenment  fishwax   Apr-20-10 10:21 AM   #12 
  - How so?  W_HAMILTON   Apr-20-10 10:29 AM   #14 
  - so then journalists aren't really required to take the test?  fishwax   Apr-20-10 10:33 AM   #15 
     - Nope.  W_HAMILTON   Apr-20-10 02:22 PM   #23 
        - that seems like a different proposal than in the OP  fishwax   Apr-20-10 03:14 PM   #28 
  - correct. it would be an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech  onenote   Apr-20-10 10:38 AM   #16 
     - But you are assuming a restraint.  W_HAMILTON   Apr-20-10 02:25 PM   #24 
        - the founding fathers presumed a restraint  onenote   Apr-20-10 02:59 PM   #25 
  - How about notices stating "This Person is NOT a Journalist, he's a Opinion Generator" warning???  AnArmyVeteran   Apr-20-10 11:26 AM   #18 
  - um, yes, that would violate the first amendment  fishwax   Apr-20-10 11:33 AM   #19 
     - How so? They would still have their right to speak, but they would be properly labeled.  AnArmyVeteran   Apr-20-10 11:41 AM   #20 
        - it would clearly abridge the freedom of the press  fishwax   Apr-20-10 11:46 AM   #21 
        - First.. Define "journalist". Second, free speech is not only the right to speak  onenote   Apr-20-10 03:02 PM   #26 
  - Yay! Government-endorsed reality certificates! How could that possibly be abused? (nt)  Posteritatis   Apr-20-10 03:04 PM   #27 
 

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