tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post4906411350173969563..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: The News and Palin, Kennedy, Iraq, Lebanon, Hamas: They Just Don't Get ItBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-39991435841445856202009-01-21T14:04:00.000-06:002009-01-21T14:04:00.000-06:00Brigid, You're getting a bit deeper into philosoph...Brigid, <BR/><BR/>You're getting a bit deeper into philosophy and the nature of knowledge than most here, and I'm inclined to agree. <BR/><BR/>I rather enjoying the unabashedly biased articles in the Fargo papers, back in the late 19th and early 20th century, when there was that "Staunch Republican Newspaper" - self-described.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-23681997296298693342009-01-10T13:21:00.000-06:002009-01-10T13:21:00.000-06:00That, and I think people are starting to realize t...That, and I think people are starting to realize that 'unbiased reporting' is silly and impossible. Journalism had a lot of faults a hundred and more years ago, but it was a great deal more honest when it came to biases. If you wanted to hear the Republican side of things you picked up a Republican newspaper. If you wanted a Democrat opinion you picked up one of their papers.<BR/><BR/>Now journalists are trying to claim they're non-partisan and unbiased. The trouble is a lot of people have believed them for a long time.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.com