some journalists are just plain good journalists
here in this country, especially of late, rightie and leftie prejudices extend for us all the way to the journalists we prefer to deliver our news, and it polarizes and divides the nation when we most desperately need to come closer together to work as one on the solutions to our pressing problems. fox is full of righties. msnbc is full of lefties. i don't know many people who watch both, though i know more than a few people, like me, who watch neither, which is encouraging, but if we could all put down our ideological cudgels for just a moment, i found something i think is worth watching.
it came to me today via one of the subjects of this piece, and it's a little something done by rachel maddow (one of those horrible lefties at msnbc) that so well and clearly captures what's happening here in lowell that i cannot resist passing it along. it's remarkable to me because obviously msnbc has no local bureau here in shangri-lowell, and they (rachel) have had to put this piece together from multiple sources with no first-hand presence to sort out the fact from the hyperbole. yet, here it is.
i've rarely been so close to a piece of news and seen it done so clearly, fairly, balanced and straightforward. rob mills of our lowell sun can do it. few others i've known can.
have a watch. it's a remarkable piece.
it came to me today via one of the subjects of this piece, and it's a little something done by rachel maddow (one of those horrible lefties at msnbc) that so well and clearly captures what's happening here in lowell that i cannot resist passing it along. it's remarkable to me because obviously msnbc has no local bureau here in shangri-lowell, and they (rachel) have had to put this piece together from multiple sources with no first-hand presence to sort out the fact from the hyperbole. yet, here it is.
i've rarely been so close to a piece of news and seen it done so clearly, fairly, balanced and straightforward. rob mills of our lowell sun can do it. few others i've known can.
have a watch. it's a remarkable piece.
posted by kad barma at 5:05 PM
4 Comments:
national coverage! fantastical.
Yes, Rachel Maddow did it with class. And noted that it was apolitical.
And our Newspaper of record, notwithstanding some bad picture selection, also did a good job.
Regards — Cliff
I've been disappointed at the Sun's editorial comments on the incident though--so much innuendo about the "hate" angle as to obscure the facts and the real emotions involved. Ironic, since the reporter on the story (Jennifer Myers I think, but I tossed that copy already so can't go back to check easily) was so much better and got it right.
Rita Savard!!! Sorry, got that confused. Rita had the original story. She ought to be right proud of it, too, though it's a shame the national press and blogosphere failed to give her credit for being the first with the scoop.
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home