Thursday, February 10, 2005
Gannon Falls Prey to Whorl of Crazy Ethical Chaos that Is the Blogopshere
Well, luckily we have Howard ("Mistah") Kurtz to distill for us one of the important lessons of the recent "Jeff Gannon" affair:
Is that really what this "highlights"? Is the "atmosphere" of the Web "no-holds-barred" because there are people on the Web who actually do reporting--nay, research so basic that the necessary tool is basically a Google search--rather than whatever forms of ass-lickery and nonsense-peddling pass for journalism among Howie and his ilk? Are "real" journalists somehow "barred" by the lofty, intricate conventions of their profession from doing simple, honest muckraking to expose corruption?
It's this fascist Rethuglican administration that operates according to a "no-holds-barred" ethic--say anything, lie anytime, smear anyone, suppress everything--not the freaking bloggers.
posted by Blicero : 2/10/2005 12:07:00 AM
Gannon's resignation highlights the no-holds-barred atmosphere of the Web...
Is that really what this "highlights"? Is the "atmosphere" of the Web "no-holds-barred" because there are people on the Web who actually do reporting--nay, research so basic that the necessary tool is basically a Google search--rather than whatever forms of ass-lickery and nonsense-peddling pass for journalism among Howie and his ilk? Are "real" journalists somehow "barred" by the lofty, intricate conventions of their profession from doing simple, honest muckraking to expose corruption?
It's this fascist Rethuglican administration that operates according to a "no-holds-barred" ethic--say anything, lie anytime, smear anyone, suppress everything--not the freaking bloggers.
posted by Blicero : 2/10/2005 12:07:00 AM
