How journalists respond to intentional deception will be a defining feature of 2012 political coverage. Will they allow themselves to become accessories to deceptive politicians? Or will they aggressively and repeatedly expose misinformation and the people who traffic in it? Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin - via Jay Rosen
Insightful commentary by HuffPost correspondent Dan Froomkin on how journalists should respond to deceptive political statements. This post focuses on a recent ad by Mitt Romney, which makes it sound like President Obama said something he didn't (see link to FactCheck.org piece). Froomkin presents a variety of thoughtful perspectives from experts in this field (e.g. Poynter's Kelly McBride) to support his view that blatant lies should be called out aggressively by journalists.
“I think professional journalists have an absolute obligation to make lies transparent. … Democracy doesn’t work if journalism doesn’t work and ... More »
Deception by political leaders and ignorance/complacency from the media is nothing new. But talking about it in the media is definitely new and vital, so this piece deserves a lot of credit for addressing the situation too many others ignore.
We need look no further than our nation's failed drug war to see how deep this problem of deception among political leaders and media outlets has run for decades. Luckily, the internet has made transparency possible and already begun rebuilding media outlets from the ground up. Which is exactly why our fake two-party system isn't fooling a large segment of the population anymore either. Thanks to journalism like this, we are waking up! My only criticism is the author doesn't go ... More »
The Huffington Post needs to eat it's own dog food. Before they trash Journalists for Propaganda, I suggest they take a good look in the mirror and clean up their own bias.
This article, while insightful, is a little light on the "why's." Specifically, the culpability of top-tier journalists, the men and women who are in direct contact with newsmakers. It's quite possible that these reporters have traded their doggedness for either access, celebrity, or both. To confront politicians with a lie could result in banishment from the clubby cliques of power. Some of the most interesting interview moments are the outtakes one rarely sees, where the ... More »
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