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2005-10-24 Afghanistan-Pak-India

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Posted by Steve 2005-10-24 09:21|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 All 100% true, Steve. Want to remind people to complain publicly about the way journalists are rewarded.

When media awards take place, those stories that embarrass the government and cause measurable policy change in our own country are the ones rewarded.

THis means prestige for the journalist, pay rises, kudos.

The Aussie journalist and the team that put together the DATELINE story for SBS TV will be respected MORE because the US Government started an inquiry in to the incident.

Their report sparked an inquiry.

They shamed the US Government in to doing something they would not have done without the media report.

Ergo they are respected by other media, and media awards judges regardless of the fact their report was wrong, damaging and irrelevant anyway. Even if all they reported was true, it should not matter one jot, it's a war and mistreating dead bodies in an effort to win quicker I believe would be justified.

This journalist and the Dateline team will most likely get a special (praising) mention in the media magazine Walkley (i think it's called) put out by the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

They may even win a prize at the next Walkley Awards.

This culture breeds rabid-dog media hell bent on attacking the slightest chink in Western society but which ignores far greater sins on the part of our enemy. EG: Islamist terrorists hacking off the head of Daniel Pearl while still alive.

If you want this situation to change, you have to change the way journos are rewarded.

To change that, write loads of letters to media outlets, and keep an eye on media awards. COMPLAIN like you were a muslim pressure group.

Make them aware of this failing.

This will bring results : it will take a long time but it will fix the problem.

Posted by anon1 2005-10-24 11:16|| 2005-10-24 11:16|| Front Page Top

#2 UPDATE: seems journo not to blame. SBS twisted his footage.

Posted by anon1 2005-10-24 11:23|| 2005-10-24 11:23|| Front Page Top

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