tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post3063528025342949430..comments2024-03-29T13:25:33.439+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Legacy journalism looks headed for oblivionA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-86840487936884522292023-02-04T10:25:42.774+00:002023-02-04T10:25:42.774+00:00Tammly - he did have a point and maybe it's al...Tammly - he did have a point and maybe it's always been that way. Different lies stemming from different attitudes, but still lies. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-25335353893041750642023-02-04T10:19:05.318+00:002023-02-04T10:19:05.318+00:00My English and history master at school once said ...My English and history master at school once said to me 'I don't buy newspapers, I believe they spread lies. It's an eccentricity of mine.'<br />Over the years I've decided he had a point.Tammlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-10464100219683136442023-02-04T10:06:12.194+00:002023-02-04T10:06:12.194+00:00Sam - yes it's the most basic failing, not opp...Sam - yes it's the most basic failing, not opposing furtive shifts of language. Journalists with any level of experience must see it and must be aware of their own failure to correct it.<br />That's part of the divide, it's not possible to put yourself in their place.<br /><br />DJ - I often wonder if it was much the same in the past and opinions and attitudes were given a higher value than facts and tolerance. Censoring old books and warning people about old attitudes does suggest that tolerance hasn't improved. Maybe the media sell intolerance and always have.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-84378392135298551532023-02-04T08:50:04.357+00:002023-02-04T08:50:04.357+00:00Offhand I can't think of any genuine 'news...Offhand I can't think of any genuine 'newspapers' any more, they are all 'opinionpapers'.<br /><br />I recall one of my Junior School masters (Mr Spratley) asking us where history was recorded daily - then revealing that he was talking about newspapers. This was more than 60 years ago. How things are changed. <br /><br />My suspicion is that even then the editorials were paid more attention than the unvarnished news, but now opinion is everything commercially as you can fabricate attractive opinions from very little fact. If indeed those facts are not fabricated too. DiscoveredJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300239909689336895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-86582197160502136212023-02-03T20:47:21.789+00:002023-02-03T20:47:21.789+00:00Thanks, that's an excellent read. I particular...Thanks, that's an excellent read. I particularly liked the bit about definitions being challenged by journos. It's quite easy to fool people with stats, as most of the audience lack the ability to follow even the simplest mathematical explanations. But we all use words, and most of us can tell when an implicit definition changes before our eyes. Journalists should be up to spotting that. Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com