Regular visitors know my distaste for anonymous comments posted after news stories on news websites.
The Washington Post recently ran into a situation with an Op-ed piece.
The paper eventually pulled the piece because the writer was apparently not using his real name.
I would ask the Post if that isn't also the case with after story comments, and not just for The Post, but for all news sites.
Speaking of, The WaPo reports on a freedom of speech case going before the U.S. Supreme Court later this month involving protests.
Some protestors unhappy with policies of Geo. Bush were accidentally placed in a "zone" where he could actually hear them. They were moved, but pro-Bush demonstrators were allowed to stay.
Political protest is, and must be, the most protected of all speech in the U.S.
That's why the soon-to-be "late" Rev. Phelps hateful speech had to be protected too.
60-Minutes featured a story about drones Sunday night....not long after a court ruling against FAA regulation of the devices.
Drones are already being used by the media, for better or worse, and likely remain a news gathering device forever.
Some media will use them responsibly, other not so much.
Newspapers are already experimenting with them, and TV News is a natural fit.
[The Monday Morning Media Memo is a regular feature of TimLennox.com. This somewhat abbreviated version is posted during a few days of R&R.]
The paper eventually pulled the piece because the writer was apparently not using his real name.
“We are hard-line on our rule, both for op-eds and for letters: you cannot be anonymous,” wrote Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt in an email. “Our reasoning is that readers have a right to know who is speaking to them, and writers need to take responsibility for what they say.”
I would ask the Post if that isn't also the case with after story comments, and not just for The Post, but for all news sites.
Speaking of, The WaPo reports on a freedom of speech case going before the U.S. Supreme Court later this month involving protests.
Some protestors unhappy with policies of Geo. Bush were accidentally placed in a "zone" where he could actually hear them. They were moved, but pro-Bush demonstrators were allowed to stay.
Political protest is, and must be, the most protected of all speech in the U.S.
That's why the soon-to-be "late" Rev. Phelps hateful speech had to be protected too.
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60-Minutes featured a story about drones Sunday night....not long after a court ruling against FAA regulation of the devices.
Drones are already being used by the media, for better or worse, and likely remain a news gathering device forever.
Some media will use them responsibly, other not so much.
Newspapers are already experimenting with them, and TV News is a natural fit.
[The Monday Morning Media Memo is a regular feature of TimLennox.com. This somewhat abbreviated version is posted during a few days of R&R.]
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