tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post1127114084091508987..comments2023-12-29T00:08:21.051-08:00Comments on fear of a red planet: Ambush journalismGilman Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-92229411592737774582013-09-11T23:21:23.217-07:002013-09-11T23:21:23.217-07:00I agree, Cathy. And as for German media, there'...I agree, Cathy. And as for German media, there's <a href="http://justrecently.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/advocacy-journalism-is-not-the-problem/" rel="nofollow">this story about Deutsche Welle (Voice of Germany)</a>.<br /><br />Mr. Wang's case will be heard in December; one of his colleagues who had also sued hasn't been successful.<br /><br />There are <a href="http://justrecently.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/federal-labor-court-rejects-former-deutsche-welle-journalists-case-confirms-previous-instances/" rel="nofollow">aspects behind our media and their rules</a> which should be worth a lot of thought - and correction.justrecentlyhttp://justrecently.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-37655999121901205752013-09-10T10:11:17.581-07:002013-09-10T10:11:17.581-07:002nd JR. As someone who've been disappointed by...2nd JR. As someone who've been disappointed by Western media in many incidences (due to my poor language skills, mainly media outlets in US, and to a much less extent, UK), I think one of the best ways of counteracting the mouthpieces of regimes in China/Russian etc. is making "our" media better - being honest about differences between western values, interests, and prejudices may be a good place to start. Cathy Liunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-21087454443706565652013-08-23T01:52:59.997-07:002013-08-23T01:52:59.997-07:00I think we had this discussion before - all three ...I think we had this discussion before - all three of us -, and I agree that no journalist with a sense of dignity should work for outlets like the ones mentioned in your post, Foarp.<br /><br />But while there is a difference between working for a "normal" station and a totalitarian system's shop window which emulates independent media, I have become skeptical of "our" journalists and media organizations, too. The "Guardian" is more an exception than the rule. If the dangers of creeping totalitarian tendencies in our societies would be as much a topic as threats from terrorists organizations, public opinion would be very different from what it is.<br /><br />There is no reason to believe that Western media, these days, are doing a particularly good job (and I'm trying to put this mildly).justrecentlyhttp://justrecently.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-11602462236246519052013-08-22T10:37:51.176-07:002013-08-22T10:37:51.176-07:00I had a good laugh about the video. And I feel res...I had a good laugh about the video. And I feel respect for the Guardian.<br /><br />However, in that light: nice post, wrong timing.<br /><br />(And I hope you didn't think of German media as great and independent sources of information. It's not better do mislead a domestic audience, than to mislead a foreign audience.)Taidehttp://taide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com