Comments on: Flat Earth Spin http://net-mentor.com/wordpress/?p=17 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:20:59 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter Brill http://net-mentor.com/wordpress/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-253 Peter Brill Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:17:18 +0000 http://net-mentor.com/wordpress/?p=17#comment-253 Agreed Magnus, in the case of the more experienced journalists, however I think the 'soundbite' culture undermines this in many broadcast newsrooms where just getting a reasonable 20 second 'clip' is deemed good enough. From recent experience, I'm not totally convinced that if you scratch below the surface of the usual network broadcast and 'big brand' news journos that you will find a significant number that are really prepared to take the time to challenge. Agreed Magnus, in the case of the more experienced journalists, however I think the ’soundbite’ culture undermines this in many broadcast newsrooms where just getting a reasonable 20 second ‘clip’ is deemed good enough.

From recent experience, I’m not totally convinced that if you scratch below the surface of the usual network broadcast and ‘big brand’ news journos that you will find a significant number that are really prepared to take the time to challenge.

]]> By: Magnus Carter http://net-mentor.com/wordpress/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-252 Magnus Carter Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:36:51 +0000 http://net-mentor.com/wordpress/?p=17#comment-252 Nick Davies is a journalist who does for other journalists what other journalists do for everyone else - i.e. sniping from the sidelines. His criciticsms don't have to be universally valid or even entirely accurate to hit home. This sort of stuff helps keep us honest. Journalists these days may be (probably are) less committed to rigorous investigation and fact-checking. But in my experience, they have learned to ask tougher, more challenging questions than ever before. Good, or even excellent interview skills are more widespread. Thank you Sir Robin, and thank you Jeremy. Nick Davies is a journalist who does for other journalists what other journalists do for everyone else – i.e. sniping from the sidelines. His criciticsms don’t have to be universally valid or even entirely accurate to hit home. This sort of stuff helps keep us honest.

Journalists these days may be (probably are) less committed to rigorous investigation and fact-checking. But in my experience, they have learned to ask tougher, more challenging questions than ever before. Good, or even excellent interview skills are more widespread. Thank you Sir Robin, and thank you Jeremy.

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