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August 22, 2007
Quick thought:
One thing I'd like to see become a journalistic standard, any time anyone is quoted making a statement of fact, that statement is verified and contextualized. For instance: "Candidate B said 'Candidate A is on record as letting babies drown'" becomes "In saying 'Candidate A is on record as letting babies drown', Candidate B highlighted Candidate A's little known act of heroism in saving 8 out of the 10 drowning infants during last year's deadly storm. Pundits are still puzzling over this uncharacteristically charitable..."
Posted by Andrew at August 22, 2007 05:59 PM