Why News Editing Is So Bad pt. II
2004 August 26
Oh, “Dr. Atrios finds another”:http://atrios.blogspot.com/2004/08/journamalism-101.html.
bq. Editor and Publisher quotes Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie as saying, “We are not judging the credibility of Kerry or the (Swift Boat) Veterans, we just print the facts.”
I think it’s safe to say if you don’t judge people’s credibility, you probably post facts along with a whole mess of rumor and innuendo. Hey, Washington Post: I cloned myself using a couple of clothespins, some stale beer, and a cold-fusion reactor made of Cheetos(tm). Care to print that fact?
