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Rocky
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« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2005, 03:05:20 PM »
"I don't know how many more of these ethics slips it's going to take before traditional media starts to pay attention to it's very real internal problems, but it needs to happen immediately."

I think it needs to happen in more than just the media...
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« Reply #26 on: May 26, 2005, 07:31:28 AM »
Good news reporting is not reporting the news you want to hear, but what you SHOULD hear. It's clear that people that don't give a damn and that's their own fault.
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« Reply #27 on: May 26, 2005, 09:51:50 AM »
" Good news reporting is not reporting the news you want to hear, but what you SHOULD hear. "

Again I agree, and I think the same applies for leadership as well as news.
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« Reply #28 on: May 26, 2005, 01:24:16 PM »
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"I don't know how many more of these ethics slips it's going to take before traditional media starts to pay attention to it's very real internal problems, but it needs to happen immediately."

I think it needs to happen in more than just the media...


But don't you think the media is actually more important in this respect?  It's supposed to be the media that watchdogs the politicians and attempts to keep them honest and inline.  I'm not saying it's ok for politicians to do what they too frequently do.  I'm only saying that our watchdogs have fallen asleep when it comes to watching the other half.  The half they vote for and identify with.  That's a problem.  
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« Reply #29 on: May 26, 2005, 02:03:19 PM »
I think they are both more important than each ohter in certain respects.  But saying media ethics is more important than leadership ethics I dont think is right.
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« Reply #30 on: May 26, 2005, 06:48:41 PM »
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I think they are both more important than each ohter in certain respects.  But saying media ethics is more important than leadership ethics I dont think is right.


Which is why I made sure to say "more important in this respect."  There's no question propper ethics from our leaders is more important in other ways than the honesty of the media.  I only wanted to point out the failings of the media to properly watchdog ALL politicians and their indiscretions.  

BTW, the Michael Isikoff who reported this faulty story in Newsweek was the same Isikoff who tried to repeatedly break several of the Clinton infidelity stories back in the 90s, but was stonewalled by his own editors and unable to do so.  More irony around every corner.
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« Reply #31 on: May 26, 2005, 06:55:14 PM »
I think whats more important than the media though is leaders among leaders.  Yes Im talking about political parties again.  Leaders with in the party should stop their colleagues from being unethical, yet today we only see them try to hide the offenses or dismass them as partisan tricks.  So while they have failed us and the media has failed us, you are left with me to tell you who's good and bad
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