Re: Bogus Headlines
Joyce Kellenberger (joyce@homer.ca.boeing.com)
Mon, 9 Dec 96 21:30:43 PST
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> In a message dated 96-12-09 11:45:58 EST, you write:
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> << I subscribe to ridecamp as a source of supplemental information for my
> job and my interest in this sport. It is my job to write headlines, not
> yours. Please leave this work to the objective professionals. Your
> headline was intended to promote bias, and the field of journalism,
> especially newspaper reporting, there are strict ethical guidelines
> against that. >>
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> Egad, Jennifer. I was enjoying your post until the "Please leave...
> professionals". There are very few genuine journalists out there anymore.
> This is just a listserv. It's an area for everyone to express opinions and
> once in a great while, of late, transfer knowledge. But, everybody here has
> an absolute to write whatever they want in whatever format they please. By
> the way, I have never met an objective professional--including you, if your
> post is representative of your objectivity. Jschool grads certainly don't
> have a monopoly on objectivity, nor do those who are not Jschool grads but
> who play journalists on TV (or in magazines).
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> I just had a big fist fight with a so-called journalist who writes for Equus
> who wanted input from the Harness Racing group for an article entitled "Win
> At Any Cost". I told her I'd already read her unwritten article a hundred
> times and suggested she go to the racetrack and actually research her piece
> before writing it. She was insulted.
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> I'm a cranky old fart who tends to demand clear, rational thinking, so don't
> take offense. If it gets too foggy here, I'll retreat quickly to my databases
> and leave you guys alone--I'm not out to offend.
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