An unpopular truth about the news you read

[unixronin]

Orson Scott Card on lies, damned lies, and election campaign reporting

OK, so you think Card is a religious fundamentalist.  In many ways, you may be right.

You may consider Card a homophobe.  I doubt he sees it that way, but you're within your rights to say that too.  If you're gay, I doubt the practical distinction matters to you.

Neither of those change the fact that what he has to say on this particular issue — honesty and objectivity in journalism — is perfectly true.  Judge the message, not the messenger.

Comments

[fruitylips.livejournal.com]

*shrug* He's right...

The best part about this entire election was having about half the Democrats (that'd be HRC supports) find out good and hard that the Republicans haven't just been whining about the media all these years.

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

You racist.