tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post1258072275878902065..comments2023-09-28T03:05:12.121-07:00Comments on Terrance this is stupid stuff: High Interest/Errors in Press Coverage Prompt Palin to Issue Statement on First GrandchildT. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-24512454748492243342009-01-02T19:20:00.000-08:002009-01-02T19:20:00.000-08:00Associated Press writers seem particularly addicte...Associated Press writers seem particularly addicted to leaving false impressions, if not spreading downright falsehoods. Looking at the link to their article they admit:<BR/><BR/>"The AP reported in an October story that Johnston dropped out of high school to work on the North Slope oil fields. The wire service hasn't mentioned Bristol Palin's status in school."<BR/><BR/>So, though they didn't spread the falsehood regarding Bristol, they did not correct the false impression regarding Levi until forced to acknowledge it because of Governor Palin's press release.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-76152381573218689502009-01-02T10:09:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:09:00.000-08:00Thanks.So little of what attempts to pass as news ...Thanks.<BR/><BR/>So little of what attempts to pass as news coverage has any positive value. That is, in whether or not it can be proven or disproven. Most of what attempts to pass as news coverage is normative. That is, in whether or not in the opinion of the writer, the words themselves have enough merit that they "ought" to be believed. Never a question of "true" versus "untrue". But, "ought" this be true.<BR/><BR/>It's a trap I find most news outlets making. Perhaps the most egregious examples eminate from O-Rielly's mouth. His, too, is a normative cant, ascribing to himself the good of the people, "looking out for the little guy". As he envisions himself. Not whether true or not true, but views that "ought" to be believed. Because he believes them.<BR/><BR/>Sad.<BR/>.OregonGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096619871119860938noreply@blogger.com