27 Oct
2003
27 Oct
'03
8:36 p.m.
evan wrote:
In fact, local newspapers are still the
heart of American journalism, and most do a superb at
covering their regions and small towns, in a way that
the AP or CNN never will be able to do.
In my local paper they get stuff wrong all the time. Many times they
don't spell correctly, either.
There were other comments that are really wrong.
"Don't look them straight in the eye" is just silly.
That post was a bit confusing, but it wasn't talking about not looking
the reporter in the eye. It was talking about not looking the crazy
collector in the eye. I think it was Sellem that followed that up with
chewing his way through a fence to get to a computer.
I don't think anyone here thinks 100% of the press are idiots. It's
just that the majority were English/Journalism majors, so they have a
background very far removed from the background of most list members.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA