Journalism's first loyalty is to citizens (the silence on Sibel Edmonds)

A nice commentary in the Oregonian



Journalism's first loyalty is to citizens

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This is explosive news of global importance, but American news organizations are not writing or talking about it.


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Based on a document from an FBI official proving the existence of the file, the Sunday Times ran a second article on Jan. 20 that accuses the FBI of a cover-up intended to protect corrupt U.S. officials who were promoting nuclear proliferation.

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Where are the U.S. headlines and news program promos? The silence is downright eerie. Who is it journalists work for? According to Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, in their seminal work, "Elements of Journalism," journalism' s first loyalty is to citizens. They tell of a young Adolph Ochs who bought a struggling New York Times in 1896, and published this promise the first day of his ownership: "to give the news impartially, without fear or favor, regardless of party, sect or interest involved."

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The silence on federal government corruption must end, and telling Edmonds' story in America should begin in Oregon with The Oregonian.



Send Sandra Duffy some love


http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianopinion/2008/01/sandra_duffy_journalisms_first.html

the American People. The people are just their customers, not their clients.

Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, mmonk.

Let Sandra know you appreciate it by posting a comment. Who knows, if they get a big response, maybe they will step up to the plate.

It only takes a minute.

thanks mmonk

thanks for this, mmonk.

I shall indeed send Ms. Duffy some love and try to enlist her help/guidance with regard to media manipulation of the citizens!


:hi:

:thumbsup: :hi:

And I'm hoping if people follow up, maybe the papers take notice.