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Been misquoted by a journalist? Get over it

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on July 24, 2007 at 8:47 pm

Read what one author and columnist thinks about people who complain about being misquoted by the mainstream media. There’s a good discussion going on in the comments section pretty much ripping the column to shreds.

In an time where mistrust of journalists is very high, the last thing you want to broadcast is that it’s ok for journalists to misquote someone, and that journalism is based on ’storytelling.’ News outlets need to get back to reporting and uncovering news, not creating it.

Via CBS’ Public Eye blog.

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    1. Great White Rat says:
      July 24, 2007 at 9:31 pm

      What nonsense…here’s the worst part of her column:

      Recruiters, by the way, know this well. If I get fired from three jobs but I only report that during that period I taught dance lessons to toddlers, I am not lying. I am merely telling the part of the story that I want to tell. No one can tell every part of every story. The details are infinite. But in this case, the fact that I left off the details most important to the recruiter makes the recruiter feel like it’s lying. But it’s not. I’m telling my version of the story.

      The military academies have a very clear definition of lying. If you say something to convey a false impression, either by leaving out pertinent facts, or by quibbling about words (for example, what the word “is” means), then you’re lying.

      But then, those standards are part of an honor code. Honor, as in honest. And this miserable excuse for a reporter fails the honesty test badly.

      Except is it mildly amusing to hear one of them, while defending lying, admit that our journalists are prone to do it.

    2. Kevin says:
      July 24, 2007 at 10:02 pm

      Basically, “I’m spinning it because I want to. It’s a journalist’s job!”

    3. PCD says:
      July 25, 2007 at 9:26 am

      Reporters and Liberals are liars by trade because if they told the truth, they wouldn’t have their jobs or power.

    4. Steve Skubinna says:
      July 25, 2007 at 4:28 pm

      GWR, how DARE you mention honor and journalists in the same comment.