dagblog - Comments for "No Gotcha Allowed" http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/no-gotcha-allowed-7087 Comments for "No Gotcha Allowed" en ...can we still call the http://dagblog.com/comment/86911#comment-86911 <a id="comment-86911"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/no-gotcha-allowed-7087">No Gotcha Allowed</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><blockquote><p>...can we still call the reporting of such events, <em>journalism</em>?</p></blockquote><p>Can we in any case, even without those requirements?</p><p>Can we call anything that goes on around campaigns any longer, even by those with press cards on lanyards, "journalism", or is it really more akin to stenography?</p><p>And punditry, <em>the counterfeit of analysis</em>, is even worse.  It's far worse, in fact.  It exists to stir up phony controversy in order to raise ratings and thus ad revenues.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:34:39 +0000 Austin Train comment 86911 at http://dagblog.com