Journalism ( or the lack of it )

In the Linux world, there are scores of articles and news items written just like everything else. And, just like in everything else, there is an abundance of writers who cannot write an article or a news piece without inserting their own opinion or agenda.

In the "regular" tv and print news magazines, tv new programs etc, there is almost no such thing as true "journalism" anymore. We find ourselves assaulted constantly by items that insist on telling us if the information or event is good, bad, smart, dumb, or any number of things.

The "true" journalist is concerned with facts. that's it. That's why it's called journalism to begin with. They are supposed to document events and things as they happen. sticking only to the factual details as they pertain to the situation.

I recently read an article in which the writer seriously related Microsoft as a company to someone raping a person's daughter. That is not only irresponsible, it adds nothing to the story itself, an example of writers injecting opinion and dramatic wording only to excite and incite readers. To make their article "sell able" because it will generate conflict and draw on readers emotions.

What the world needs is some true journalists to band together and print the news. Let the readers decide for themselves what conclusions they should come to.