tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post2562263065233702502..comments2023-07-12T07:00:42.975-05:00Comments on News McNabb: Okay. Let's Try This AgainNewsMcNabbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08040170736717649659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-89830159321646253062010-02-14T11:57:17.041-06:002010-02-14T11:57:17.041-06:00Richard Nixon put reporters who published critical...Richard Nixon put reporters who published critical articles about his administration on an "enemies" list. Obama is assembling an enemies list that would make Nixon blush. Reporters, be very careful with your tweets and FB musings:<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/olympics-feds-reading-tweets/story?id=9825070Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-69805309106352640362010-02-06T04:50:42.853-06:002010-02-06T04:50:42.853-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.台中https://www.blogger.com/profile/16090142637292971299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-36890694065129051722010-02-02T23:40:28.510-06:002010-02-02T23:40:28.510-06:00So here's the bigger question in all of this: ...So here's the bigger question in all of this: WHO CARES?<br /><br />So the anchor of the local NBC affiliate has a Facebook account. BFD. He has 607 "friends." And? The point? <br /><br />More interesting to me is what percentage 607 is of the average KXAN news viewing audience on an average night. I suspect it's not much. And I also suspect that a fair number of those 607 are likely actual family, friends and people in Hadlock's professional and social network...not simply average KXAN viewers.<br /><br />In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter if Hadlock says "yawn," declares that he's craving Taco Bell, or wants you to know that he just passed wind. A miniscule sliver of the actual viewers of KXAN news product are probably even paying attention to any Robert Hadlock Facebook entry. <br /><br />To even muse over the idea of Facebook as a journalistic tool is silly. Facebook is for playing Mafia Wars and Farmville. Facebook is for yukking it up with friends and posting funny pictures. I'd bet that virtually no one is out there seeking out whether or not journalistic integrity has been sullied because some local TV anchor made some random comment.<br /><br />Nobody cares. They're busy collecting strawberry cows and posting pics of last weekend's party.<br /><br />Journalists should stop jerking around with Facebook, Twitter and the like as supplements to their work and just focus on their jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-3609655429421228472010-01-31T19:17:07.060-06:002010-01-31T19:17:07.060-06:00Gosh, off the net for a few days and I open NN to ...Gosh, off the net for a few days and I open NN to find this? Like a forgotten and ripe bag of trash...<br /> First of all Jim is more ethical and wiser than most of the wanna bees that read or post here. Many a fool has fallen to his pen, and the Austin you take ownership in today is better for it. He isn't afraid to point out the nuance in things. Robert may have, or have not intentionally posted such.<br /> I used to bitterly police Reporters who strayed from a "middle of the road" approach, at work or at home. I called it "Preserving the myth". The myth that we as Broadcast Journalist were squeeky clean and trustworthy, like "Andy of Mayberry" or even KVUE's presentations in the early 80's. Fair and balanced, in the real sense. As in unbiased.<br />As in trusted to present both sides in an evenhanded manner.<br />This isn't to say bias wasn't there. A subtle adjective could color an entire package. The tripod set a little high or a little low could color a soundbite. In pure ethics, that would be wrong.<br />We may be seeing localizations of the Fox net vs...vs...everything else. Has anyone done an item on how politics has boiled down to a "team sport" and you're either on one side or the other?<br />Forget fixing this with the current midset.Lancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-27941050221792671012010-01-30T10:50:52.771-06:002010-01-30T10:50:52.771-06:00News McNabb:
Many of us wish you and Mr. Moore wo...News McNabb:<br /><br />Many of us wish you and Mr. Moore would have interpreted Mr. Hadlock's postings differently. "Yawn" could have meant he emphathised with the great Senator Harry Reid, who yawned at the start of the President's speech. He's been working overtime to raise taxes to end Global Warming!<br />"God Bless America" could have meant that despite Brown's victory in Mass., Mr. Hadlock was overjoyed that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was still in power working to bring free government-run healthcare to all.<br /><br />Just think, ABC's George Stephanopoulos proudly admitted he cried tears of joy the night the most radical, wealth destroying president in our history ascended to power. Perhaps because of that admission and his years of experience in democrat politics - including a stint in the Clinton war room - it's no surprise his superiors promoted him to anchor ABC's GMA. (And guess who gets the most access to Dear Leader for exclusive softball interviews?)<br /><br />Mr. McNabb, Please do Mr. Hadlock and all other local reporters a favor - infer they are liberal. It's the path to glory, adulation and riches.<br /><br />Signed, <br />Donkey D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com