Comments on: MSNBC.com lists journalists who donated to politicians http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/ Where TV Meets Social Media Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: sudden hearing loss remedies http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-2299007 sudden hearing loss remedies Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:02:53 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/#comment-2299007 I have been checking out some of your articles and i can claim nice stuff. I will definitely bookmark your website. I have been checking out some of your articles and i can claim nice stuff. I will definitely bookmark your website.

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-378499 Dan Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:44:13 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/#comment-378499 Credibility from local newscasters in not what the public cares about. They want you to help them solve their everyday problems, not just gab on about crap that they already read on line. If local reporters and news organizations can't find why it takes a person an hour and a half to drive 10 miles to work and how to get this problem turned around, or why their property taxes are sky high yet the local government wants a tax increase, and can't tell you why their city water has lead in it, then what the heck do they need you for? The weather? If you guys don't start actually reporting on something, and not following police and fire trucks around town, you are going to go down, and go down big. Splashy graphics and music will not save you. Dan Credibility from local newscasters in not what the public cares about. They want you to help them solve their everyday problems, not just gab on about crap that they already read on line. If local reporters and news organizations can’t find why it takes a person an hour and a half to drive 10 miles to work and how to get this problem turned around, or why their
property taxes are sky high yet the local government
wants a tax increase, and can’t tell you why their city
water has lead in it, then what the heck do they need you for? The weather?

If you guys don’t start actually reporting on something,
and not following police and fire trucks around town,
you are going to go down, and go down big.
Splashy graphics and music will not save you.

Dan

]]> By: Bill http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-377580 Bill Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:20:21 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/#comment-377580 The reporter from Omaha, Calvert Collins, whose picture is displayed with a Congressman in the article has been fired according to a reliable media blog in Omaha. Also a political cartoonist from the Lincoln newsaper named in the MSNBC investigation has also been let go. The reporter from Omaha, Calvert Collins, whose picture is displayed with a Congressman in the article has been fired according to a reliable media blog in Omaha. Also a political cartoonist from the Lincoln newsaper named in the MSNBC investigation has also been let go.

]]> By: John http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-376237 John Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:31:19 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/#comment-376237 Rights and ethics are not the same thing. Ms. Kendall is correct in that she does not give up her rights by working in news, but she should have learned in journalism school to abide by a certain code of ethics, and sometimes that code means you have to skip out on what your neighbors might do. It's ironic that when I tried to start a line of sportswear when I lived in Cincinnati 10 years ago, I sent out press kits to local media. The business reporter at the local daily returned my package of a hat and shirt and perhaps a weak attempt at a humorous press release, telling me about payola and so forth. But at the local morning show down the road, Ms. Kendall was nice enough to graciously accept my package and her producer sent a reporter out to interview me for a story about the sportswear. I wish I could get in a cheap plug here, but the sportswear died long ago! Rights and ethics are not the same thing. Ms. Kendall is correct in that she does not give up her rights by working in news, but she should have learned in journalism school to abide by a certain code of ethics, and sometimes that code means you have to skip out on what your neighbors might do.

It’s ironic that when I tried to start a line of sportswear when I lived in Cincinnati 10 years ago, I sent out press kits to local media. The business reporter at the local daily returned my package of a hat and shirt and perhaps a weak attempt at a humorous press release, telling me about payola and so forth.

But at the local morning show down the road, Ms. Kendall was nice enough to graciously accept my package and her producer sent a reporter out to interview me for a story about the sportswear. I wish I could get in a cheap plug here, but the sportswear died long ago!

]]> By: News Consumer http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-374654 News Consumer Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:29:18 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/#comment-374654 The goal of an organization should be report the news as fairly and objectively as possible. We all have our internal frames of reference and experiences that affect how we see things. Would we feel comfortable if 87% of reporters were white males? or asian females, or they all had philosophy degrees from Harvard? Any news organization with such a heavy concentration should take a hard look at how it views the information it collects and disseminates. The goal of an organization should be report the news as fairly and objectively as possible. We all have our internal frames of reference and experiences that affect how we see things. Would we feel comfortable if 87% of reporters were white males? or asian females, or they all had philosophy degrees from Harvard? Any news organization with such a heavy concentration should take a hard look at how it views the information it collects and disseminates.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-374624 Jonathan Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:08:57 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/#comment-374624 "As many of you know, most news organizations prohibit this practice, especially given today’s credibility crisis with journalism — especially TV news." Of all the challenges to TV news's credibility, shouldn't campaign contributions be near the bottom? “As many of you know, most news organizations prohibit this practice, especially given today’s credibility crisis with journalism — especially TV news.”

Of all the challenges to TV news’s credibility, shouldn’t campaign contributions be near the bottom?

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-374237 Safran Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:07:13 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/21/msnbccom-lists-journalists-who-donated-to-politicians/#comment-374237 They get paid enough to donate money? They get paid enough to donate money?

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