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‘Responsible, Ethical Journalism’

Posted on | May 12, 2010 | 13 Comments

Thanks to Maggie’s Farm for reminding us of this brilliant May 4 prediction about the Times Square car bomb from law professor Timothy Stoltzfus Jost:

I think the politics of this incident will turn heavily on who is found to be responsible. If, as seems unlikely, the bomb is linked to South Asian or Middle Eastern terrorists, questions will again arise as to whether the Department of Homeland Security is doing all it can do to keep us safe. If, as I believe is much more likely, the bomb was placed by a right-wing lunatic, it seems to me that questions need to be raised as to whether the right-wing media bear some responsibility for stoking the delusions of such people through their relentless and often unfounded attacks on the Obama administration and the federal government.
We need to consider whether it isn’t time to return to responsible, ethical journalism.

Don’t quit your day job, professor.

Category: Election, Neutral Objective Journalism, Terrorism

Comments

13 Responses to “‘Responsible, Ethical Journalism’”

  1. Estragon
    May 13th, 2010 @ 6:47 am

    You mean this idiot HAS a day job?

    Suckers.

  2. Estragon
    May 13th, 2010 @ 1:47 am

    You mean this idiot HAS a day job?

    Suckers.

  3. Red
    May 13th, 2010 @ 12:58 pm

    You’ve been totally linked.

  4. Red
    May 13th, 2010 @ 12:58 pm

    You’ve been totally linked.

  5. Red
    May 13th, 2010 @ 7:58 am

    You’ve been totally linked.

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    […] owners of the gas station are terrorists. He’s not happy about this.”In the interest of “responsible, ethical journalism,” we must stipulate: (a) the individuals arrested are merely suspects, and their […]

  7. Paul A'Barge
    May 13th, 2010 @ 10:23 pm

    Here’s Timothy:
    http://law.wlu.edu/faculty/profiledetail.asp?id=24

    Here is his email:
    jostt@wlu.edu

    be polite but be direct.

  8. Paul A'Barge
    May 13th, 2010 @ 10:23 pm

    Here’s Timothy:
    http://law.wlu.edu/faculty/profiledetail.asp?id=24

    Here is his email:
    jostt@wlu.edu

    be polite but be direct.

  9. Paul A'Barge
    May 13th, 2010 @ 5:23 pm

    Here’s Timothy:
    http://law.wlu.edu/faculty/profiledetail.asp?id=24

    Here is his email:
    jostt@wlu.edu

    be polite but be direct.

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  11. Oxbay
    May 15th, 2010 @ 1:50 pm

    These days commenters like this guy and Bloomberg and the rest of the idioterrati would make Lee Harvey Oswald out to be a right wing lunatic.

    The thing that makes it worse than pathetic is after idiots like this guy are proved wrong they don’t skulk into a hole somewhere so filled with shame they never show their face in public again. Instead we get the same stupid thing over and over again. Meanwhile idiots like Timothy Stoltzfus Jost are still respected members of the community.

    I puke therefore I am.

  12. Oxbay
    May 15th, 2010 @ 1:50 pm

    These days commenters like this guy and Bloomberg and the rest of the idioterrati would make Lee Harvey Oswald out to be a right wing lunatic.

    The thing that makes it worse than pathetic is after idiots like this guy are proved wrong they don’t skulk into a hole somewhere so filled with shame they never show their face in public again. Instead we get the same stupid thing over and over again. Meanwhile idiots like Timothy Stoltzfus Jost are still respected members of the community.

    I puke therefore I am.

  13. Oxbay
    May 15th, 2010 @ 8:50 am

    These days commenters like this guy and Bloomberg and the rest of the idioterrati would make Lee Harvey Oswald out to be a right wing lunatic.

    The thing that makes it worse than pathetic is after idiots like this guy are proved wrong they don’t skulk into a hole somewhere so filled with shame they never show their face in public again. Instead we get the same stupid thing over and over again. Meanwhile idiots like Timothy Stoltzfus Jost are still respected members of the community.

    I puke therefore I am.