https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/ Creative Coach, Editor, Instructor, Mentor & Muse Fri, 07 May 2021 08:44:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1325 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:01:17 +0000 https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1325 As a former journalist and columnist for a large county daily newspaper, I dislike what passes for journalism these days, at least in the broadcast format. The constant reiteration and opinions are "editorializing' not news reporting. While I decry the White House attacks on the press, "Twitter" is not fact reporting either. As the big money goes to broadcast "journalism" and newspapers fail, we are losing objective reporting in my humble opinion.

]]> https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1324 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:06:44 +0000 https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1324 What was embarrassing at the beginning of the year has become frightening. I praise the tenacity of the journalists who continue to write truth while being insulted, shouted down, and more and more threatened. Sensationalism and bent truths have always existed in our publications, but give credit to the readers who recognize it and value the well written and researched work of the journalists. A lot of dross to sift through, but the dross becomes easier to spot with practice. It is encouraging that the hard consonants in the word impeachment are starting to sound.

]]> https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1323 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 21:55:06 +0000 https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1323 Please submit immediately to The NY Times.

]]> https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1322 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 06:44:19 +0000 https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1322 Definitely relevant to our world and the craziness it is experiencing! We have to hope that people’s words and free speech matter and need to be heard! This is the only planet we have and we need to take care of it and cannot let anything get in the way of that. I believe that the journalists can make a change and speak for the voices of the people.

]]> https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1321 Sat, 03 Jun 2017 16:15:55 +0000 https://dev.marthasmuse.com/2017/06/02/in-praise-of-journalism/#comment-1321 Timely, poignant, necessary. Please submit to/publish in MSM asap. I'm so inspired by you and your creative expressions. Like many, I'm thinking "what can I do now" that will shift our altered reality. In the meanwhile, I continue to take pictures of ordinary things, pushing them into different contexts to see what happens. Much love to you for all you do for us and for the planet.

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