tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post4954987740813257505..comments2023-11-03T00:06:36.875+11:00Comments on Bunyipitude: A Little Lesson In JournalismBunyiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-75884505018645419752011-08-31T23:36:57.142+10:002011-08-31T23:36:57.142+10:00Would be interested in your opinion of this guy:
h...Would be interested in your opinion of this guy:<br />http://ethicalmartini.wordpress.com<br /><br />He is an International Socialist, and wrote a piece where he asserted: "Before you read any further, you need to know that I am a strong supporter of the Palestinians who thinks the state of Israel is an imperialist construct and an outpost of American projected military power in the Middle East. I’ve come to the conclusion that journalists have a moral responsibility to say as much and to predicate all their reporting of the current Gaza conflict, as well as coverage of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan and the associated “terror frame” of news analysis on this controversial starting point.<br /><br />In other words, I believe in what Martin Bell calls the “journalism of attachment”, rather than feeble attempts at objectivity, which is, in and of itself, a form of inbuilt and largely unconscious bias.":<br />http://ethicalmartini.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/the-moral-purpose-of-journalism/<br /><br />https://ethicalmartini.wordpress.com/tag/criticising-israel/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-52395053106474935832011-08-29T09:35:10.825+10:002011-08-29T09:35:10.825+10:00I'll never understand how you wade through the...I'll never understand how you wade through these sordid puddles of brain-raping filth and come out sane with these tidbits, but thank you.<br /><br />"For some reason, and it is a genuine mystery..." Yes, but screen-caps can be a wonderful antidote to that. Even if you don't have Windows Vista's "snipping tool", that old PRTSC key can be useful. Thank you, IBM.Perturbedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708803081795229778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-81394616409097639032011-08-28T18:56:54.074+10:002011-08-28T18:56:54.074+10:00Being a journalism academic,does Margaret also spe...Being a journalism academic,does Margaret also speak like Professor Stanley Unwin,or is Wendy Bacon<br />a one off?JB Goodenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-11022082826205230852011-08-28T16:59:41.145+10:002011-08-28T16:59:41.145+10:00Have you noticed that all the Margaret Simons twee...Have you noticed that all the Margaret Simons tweets linked in your first paragraph "do not exist", according to Twitter?Stephen Williamsnoreply@blogger.com