Media Coverage of the Conspiracy Trial

[Jim Page]

(12-30-2012 12:29 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  As some of you know, I spent 14 years in journalism working for small community newspapers . . . I've seen the ultimate in mediocrity from several journalists (although it seemed most of it came from television reporters rather than print)

Rob, like you I spent years writing and editing for small community papers and have seen some amazingly lazy reporters. Generally, at least in my experience, the television folks were by far the worst offenders. They usually didn't even try or feel as though they were expected to try to uncover anything. Spoon-fed what to say and carefully coiffed, they were much impressed with themselves and satisfied with the job they did.

So it goes . . .

--Jim