tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919260403662271798.comments2009-12-22T11:05:38.584-06:00Cold Coffee: Afterthoughts of the news day.theshovelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00122854054743340223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919260403662271798.post-69102533525281059002009-12-22T10:15:48.617-06:002009-12-22T10:15:48.617-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Nalliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473716432386445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919260403662271798.post-67397084040760045482009-11-03T11:51:42.446-06:002009-11-03T11:51:42.446-06:00Ethically, I think journalists shouldn't vote....Ethically, I think journalists shouldn't vote. <br /><br />As a journalist, I refused to let myself form an opinion on any election - local or national. In ever had to lie when asked about my vote, nor did I have to hedge. My answer was always the same: "If I let myself form an opinion, how can I guarantee the unbiased reporting readers deserve?" Only journalists ever argued with me.<br /><br />Most reporters counter my arguments by telling me that they are professional enough to keep any bias they have from their reporting. To that, I always say, "Bias that doesn't exist can't accidentally creep into coverage." If reviewed later, you can't prove a reporter is a Democrat if you can't find his name on the list of registered Democrats, right? <br /><br />It's true that good journalists can write around their bias. However, if you don't allow yourself to form an opinion, then you don't have to worry about it. <br /><br />When journalists provide unbiased reporting they are allowing readers to form their own opinions about the election. This, to me, is the civic duty of a journalist. By not voting, a journalist doesn't mess with the system, she supports it. Is that one journalist's vote so important that a risk of biased coverage (influencing multiple voters) is justified?Nalliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473716432386445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919260403662271798.post-6978165741812682692009-05-15T11:47:00.000-05:002009-05-15T11:47:00.000-05:00I stand by my feelings about the phrase "paragraph...I stand by my feelings about the phrase "paragraph factory."Nalliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473716432386445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1919260403662271798.post-2784624219464738532009-05-15T11:34:00.000-05:002009-05-15T11:34:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nalliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473716432386445251noreply@blogger.com