Friday, September 09, 2005
Think Again: The Return of Self-Respect - Center for American Progress:
In a report published on its Web site the other day, the BBC made the observation that the hurricane coverage is the first time since Watergate that the members of the U.S. media have forcefully stood up to politicians and those in power – though they might have added “in a story about something other than sex.” In a sense this may be true, but that’s not the whole story. Over the past week, reporters have not simply called politicians on their lies and evasions (often to their faces), which happens all too infrequently, but they also showed a concern with checking the facts and doing due diligence before filing their stories. Sadly, this is a slightly remarkable fact, but one that is happily noted in this instance.
In a report published on its Web site the other day, the BBC made the observation that the hurricane coverage is the first time since Watergate that the members of the U.S. media have forcefully stood up to politicians and those in power – though they might have added “in a story about something other than sex.” In a sense this may be true, but that’s not the whole story. Over the past week, reporters have not simply called politicians on their lies and evasions (often to their faces), which happens all too infrequently, but they also showed a concern with checking the facts and doing due diligence before filing their stories. Sadly, this is a slightly remarkable fact, but one that is happily noted in this instance.
