d3funct.q45 wrote:I hate the media... especially Perthnow
(SNIP)
Where are the FACTS - what happened to NEWS reporting agencies giving us FACTS??
As a member of the "media" i must point out the following distinction.jasonjag wrote:I agree with you on where is a real news reporter. all news sources are unreliable in acurate reports.
Please don't make the blanket assumption that ALL news comes from the same people. Whereas television, radio and print news usually have time to interview people, make phone calls, research details and verify facts, the 'new' trend of Online News is a different matter.
Online News services rely on publishing stories as quickly as possible to trump their opposition, and can probably be cosidered the least reliable of news services. In the race to publish, it is feasible to expect that accuracy may be a casualty.
Please don't get me wrong, with 25 years media experience i am more than fully aware that ANY news service can be responsible for factual errors, misinterpretations, misrepresentations and in some cases straight out fabrictions, BUT, please dont group TV, radio and print with the possibly inacurate Online News.
jasonjag - I do not know you or your personal circumstances, but to an outsider it could appear that you spend many hours of your day trawling through Online News services and posting links and references in this forum. Please consider the possible innacuracies that may be published through these services and that what you post may or may not be factual.