Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/13

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Subject: RE: [Leica] BD's Point and Free Speech
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 01:14:24 -0500
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At 02:01 PM 11/13/03 -0500, B. D. Colen wrote:
>Interesting observation, Frank. But I can honestly say - and I stress
>honestly - that in 23 years of reporting for two major American
>newspapers, I can only think of ONE time where a story I wrote was
>altered because of an editor's or the paper's political/social agenda.
>ONE time in 23 years - and I covered allot of controversial stories and
>issues.
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Interesting, BD.

Bear in mind that you are an Institutional Liberal.  This affects the
sources you check, the folks you interview and the manner in which you
interview them, not to mention the manner in which you write up the article.

Thucydides taught us that reporting must strive for political neutrality
and I find this point appealing.

Marc

msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
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