John Young:
A good point, Jake. That status quo of commercial journalism.
What's better than advocacy journalism subservience?
How about an unfettered unredacted disclosure for unlimited access free of censorious redaction and withholding?
Yeah, of course. The clear answer is to ensure that this is done in a sustainable manner as well. I don't mean fiscally either, I mean, more than merely living through it and staying "free" for some sense of the word.
And giving up the "dump" red herring, WikiLeaks is unfairly accused of that, and has been considerably more various, experimental and risk-taking than professional journalism. It would do well to give up the privileged protection of journalism which demeans its reputation.
I'm not sure that I follow but it sounds poetic, as usual, John. ;-)
Exceptions to the cowardice of journalism abound, but have to be found so little are they known and credited beyond naming awards, and they defy the presumed status quo of what is permissable lawful and craven. Yes, many went to jail rather than bray about the jailing of others, reaping the rewards of consulting with authorities to maintain access.
Indeed, on all counts.
Hoped you had nutted Stew Baker, a lying sack of shit.
I pre-empted his 9/11 trolling by talking about the holocaust. It clearly surprised him and the entire event was captured on video. He blamed FISA for 9/11, I blamed the FBI, NSA and CIA for being a bunch of criminals that exceeded their authority - without their misdeeds, FISA wouldn't even exist. He had nearly nothing to say to this assertion. I think he doesn't often spar with people who will go toe to toe. All the best, Jacob
At 01:07 PM 12/17/2013, you wrote:
dan@geer.org:
all journalism is now advocacy journalism;
All journalism is and has always been "advocacy" journalism. Often people don't notice the so-called advocacy as it is usually for the unjust status quo in an unquestioning, fully compromising subservient manner, I'd add.
All the best, Jacob