Thursday, August 16, 2007
Everyone's a journalist!
The "American Thinker" explains how we need to trust the internets more than those untrustworthy, biased journalists. "I realized that I need a scorecard to keep track of all the fallen journalists, journalistic mistakes and major and minor screw-ups in the media," writes Randall Hoven, the author of the post. To that end, this trustworthy, respected site has diligently compiled a list of journalistic transgressions, performed by journalists. And what did we learn?
Is George W. Bush also a journalist? How about Paris Hilton? Try again, buddy.
[via the ever-panting InstaPundit]
UPDATE: Sadly, No! makes a major contribution to the list.
That Joe Biden is a journalist, not a U.S. Senator.
That Jimmy Carter is a journalist, not a former President
That Stephen Ambrose was a journalist, not a historian
That Michael Bellesiles is a journalist, not a college professor
That Ward Churchill is a journalist, not a college professor
That Joseph Ellis is a journalist, not a college professor
That Jacob Epstein is a journalist, not a novelist
That James Frey is a journalist, not a 'memoirist'
That Doris Kearns Goodwin is a journalist, not a college professor
That Alex Haley is a journalist, not a novelist
That Jesse MacBeth is a journalist, not a fraudulent soldier
Is George W. Bush also a journalist? How about Paris Hilton? Try again, buddy.
[via the ever-panting InstaPundit]
UPDATE: Sadly, No! makes a major contribution to the list.