Arg
I can't take the stupidity anymore. I'm tired of seeing stupid bullitens on myspace that are a load of bullshit. I'm so fed up,of poeple pushing news that's either flat out lies, or so bias that it's driving me nuts. And I just need ot attack what i'm reading. I don't think anyone reads my LJ anymore, so I'm just gonna defuse the shit here.
"Yesterday, the brass at ABC News issued orders forbidding reporters to wear lapel pin American flags or other patriotic insignia. Their reasoning was that ABC should remain neutral about "causes". Since when is support for preventing our death and destruction some sort of a cause? Since when is patriotism to be discouraged. I urge you to boycott ABC and its sponsors and affiliates. Please forward this to as many as you can, put ABC in the Garbage Can!!!! http://www.snopes.com/rumors/noflags.asp TRUE according to Snopes"
Ok, for starters this little tidbit is being past around now but if you actually research it (gee, research? no way!), this was mandated Nov 2001, and was really in homage to those who parrished on 9/11 for everyone, not just Americans.
But really, so what? A true journalist should be impartial, completely neutral anyway. Wearing an American pin takes away any bit of that. Journalism != Patriatism. Journalism is about spreading the news, regardless of what the feelings are of the reporters.
"Yesterday, the brass at ABC News issued orders forbidding reporters to wear lapel pin American flags or other patriotic insignia. Their reasoning was that ABC should remain neutral about "causes". Since when is support for preventing our death and destruction some sort of a cause? Since when is patriotism to be discouraged. I urge you to boycott ABC and its sponsors and affiliates. Please forward this to as many as you can, put ABC in the Garbage Can!!!! http://www.snopes.com/rumors/noflags.asp TRUE according to Snopes"
Ok, for starters this little tidbit is being past around now but if you actually research it (gee, research? no way!), this was mandated Nov 2001, and was really in homage to those who parrished on 9/11 for everyone, not just Americans.
But really, so what? A true journalist should be impartial, completely neutral anyway. Wearing an American pin takes away any bit of that. Journalism != Patriatism. Journalism is about spreading the news, regardless of what the feelings are of the reporters.