tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post4332389813193767454..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: A Lot of Awful Work Has Been DoneMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-30268509437164214802008-11-14T10:26:00.000-06:002008-11-14T10:26:00.000-06:00Indeed the 'for many' technique - that is, generic...Indeed the 'for many' technique - that is, generic references which are utilized in the NPR School, serve as 'good enough' to get the job done. In radio, a non-visual medium, you can't see the reporter's face, so you can't tell whether they're lying or not. Thus, we have to read into inflection, nuance, and tone.<BR/><BR/>NPR Speak is, however, a dead giveaway to the BS within.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-18226788673538397062008-11-14T09:15:00.000-06:002008-11-14T09:15:00.000-06:00I turned on NPR's ME during the morning commute. T...I turned on NPR's ME during the morning commute. Thirty seconds later, after Northam stated that "for many, Guantanamo has become a powerful symbol of injustice, primarily because of the open-ended detentions". After shouting "and because of the @#$%@ing torture!" I had to shut of the radio. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps Northam would be professional enough to provide sourcing for her claim?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807725197461706733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-55019363617835236012008-11-14T08:25:00.000-06:002008-11-14T08:25:00.000-06:00A lot of work has to be done to close down NPR to...A lot of work has to be done to close down NPR too, but that does not mean we should not do it. :)<BR/><BR/>NPR has more in common with Gitmo than they would like to admit.<BR/><BR/>After all, it was NPR reporter Ann Garrels who "interviewed" (and NPR managment who aired) the words of two Iraqi's who had clearly (clear even to garrels) been tortured.<BR/><BR/>After a wave of criticism from viewers, Garrels, Inskeep and others <A HREF="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3209" REL="nofollow">defended the piece (and changed the subject)</A> rather than admit it was wrong to air the piece period.<BR/><BR/>NPR's ombudsman called a spade a spade, rightly saying that "evidence obtained through torture is not credible, nor is it good journalistic practice."<BR/><BR/>But she can be forgiven. She was new at NPR and did not yet understand the game.<BR/><BR/>She has learned it since and now plays on par with the best of them at NPR.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Northam used to be a good reporter -- just a few short years ago.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, she has degenerated into the same old same old at NPR.<BR/><BR/>It seems to happen to everyone at NPR eventually.<BR/><BR/>I guess that is what fear of losing one's job will do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com