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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Illegitimate? Irresponsible? Incredible? Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 9:35 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	Journalists can be great storytellers on issues of war and peace. Those who try to be activists on this front do themselves and the public no favor.<p>Journalists who publicly express their personal views -– no matter what their ideological position -– put their professionalism and their credibility at great risk. <p>Journalists who publicly oppose or support the war effort, the government or the military move from the balcony to the stage. They become vested participants rather than impartial observers. <p>They become the actors. They are no longer legitimate, detached witnesses. They cease to be responsible reporters or credible critics of what takes place on the stage. (Bob Steele on Poynter.org)<p>***I'm all for keeping our personal opinions to ourselves, but I think you went a little overboard there, Bob.***
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: Illegitimate? Irresponsible? Incredible? Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:14 am
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	Glad I read Mr. Steele's stirring bit of verbiage. Today I almost told someone that I like Pepsi better than Coke. Good thing I didn't.
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