03-01-2011, 06:20 PM
Look at this article from the Moonie Paper.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011...-internet/
It may very well be a Press Release from Boehner's office, I don't know. You know what it is NOT? It is not reportage. There is no background to Boehner's remarks, no quotes from Democrats spelling out their intentions nor cites of the legislation he is complaining about. There is no way for the reader to know exactly what the hell Boehner is going on about except what they have brought to the table themselves. That is NOT the way you write a news article.
So never mind whether people are letting/putting their opinions into their articles. They should at least be mindful of that old saw: Who What When Where and Why, and not publish a series of quotes with no context or story behind the story.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011...-internet/
It may very well be a Press Release from Boehner's office, I don't know. You know what it is NOT? It is not reportage. There is no background to Boehner's remarks, no quotes from Democrats spelling out their intentions nor cites of the legislation he is complaining about. There is no way for the reader to know exactly what the hell Boehner is going on about except what they have brought to the table themselves. That is NOT the way you write a news article.
So never mind whether people are letting/putting their opinions into their articles. They should at least be mindful of that old saw: Who What When Where and Why, and not publish a series of quotes with no context or story behind the story.