An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Unknown (often improperly attributed to Thomas Jefferson)
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
"Common sense is not so common" - Voltaire
"Common sense is instinct; enough of it is genius" - George Bernard Shaw
Watching how the journalistic sausage is made is never a pretty sight. Exhibit A: This tape of the bickering before football coach Lane Kiffin's news conference in which he explained why he was leaving Tennessee for Southern Cal.
Labels: journalism, sports, TV
posted by Doug @ 12:34 PM
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Ouch. I wonder how long it will be before reporters get told 'no pre'recording' or sinbinned for leaking out pieces like this?
Yeah, I wondered if the videographer got crap over this.
But it's a "Truman Show" world, and the PR people, especially, better get used to it.
Doug
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