Comments on: Compelling-osity. http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2009/12/07/compelling-osity/ A designer in Atlanta writes about technology, design, Macs, and life in Atlanta's Virginia-Highland neighborhood. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mary Jo http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2009/12/07/compelling-osity/comment-page-1/#comment-20020 Mary Jo Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:10:09 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/?p=626#comment-20020 Don't forget fact-checking! And with all the computer technology, we viewers have to question even the pictures (is that a shot of the rally you are reporting on now, or a shot of the rally from last month, Fox news?). Don’t forget fact-checking! And with all the computer technology, we viewers have to question even the pictures (is that a shot of the rally you are reporting on now, or a shot of the rally from last month, Fox news?).

]]> By: del http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2009/12/07/compelling-osity/comment-page-1/#comment-19851 del Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:18:47 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/?p=626#comment-19851 Well put. I find myself trusting (and hoping) that people -- wise people who naturally lead others -- will continue to gravitate towards real journalism. Who knows, maybe because of all the infotainment out there journalistic credibility will gain relevance again. Well put. I find myself trusting (and hoping) that people — wise people who naturally lead others — will continue to gravitate towards real journalism. Who knows, maybe because of all the infotainment out there journalistic credibility will gain relevance again.

]]> By: deb http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2009/12/07/compelling-osity/comment-page-1/#comment-19848 deb Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:58:56 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/?p=626#comment-19848 yes, yes, a thousand times yes. i agree with you -- forum leaders? empowering? give me a break. news consumers do not need that. they do, however, need news that isn't slanted in a particular direction. less spin, more meat, at least an effort to be objective. and spare me the argument that we need to "give the people what they want." seriously? what the people want is a body count and juicy details on tiger's conquests. giving people what they want is usually no more than pandering and, folks, that is no way to run a newsgathering organization. yes, yes, a thousand times yes. i agree with you — forum leaders? empowering? give me a break. news consumers do not need that. they do, however, need news that isn’t slanted in a particular direction. less spin, more meat, at least an effort to be objective. and spare me the argument that we need to “give the people what they want.” seriously? what the people want is a body count and juicy details on tiger’s conquests. giving people what they want is usually no more than pandering and, folks, that is no way to run a newsgathering organization.

]]> By: jcburns http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2009/12/07/compelling-osity/comment-page-1/#comment-19845 jcburns Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:24:37 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/?p=626#comment-19845 One more quote from the white paper. Tom Rosenstiel says these are the "eight journalistic attributes that should be carried forward." • Journalists provide the facts. • They make sense of what is happening. • They stand as watchdog • They show up and bear witness. • They can be forum leaders in engaging the community. • They aggregate and distill information for the audience to digest. • They empower the audience. • As more and more people become citizen journalists, they provide a role model for how news reporting is done. Me, I'd like to strike a couple of those out. They need not be forum leaders in engaging the community. They don't empower the audience...their reporting provides the raw material for the audience to empower themselves. And as far as role models, I'd encourage journalists not to look at citizen journalists, but perhaps to an earlier generation of their own trade-practicioners. Or are none of them 'compelling' enough? One more quote from the white paper. Tom Rosenstiel says these are the “eight journalistic attributes that should be carried forward.”

• Journalists provide the facts.
• They make sense of what is happening.
• They stand as watchdog
• They show up and bear witness.
• They can be forum leaders in engaging the community.
• They aggregate and distill information for the audience to digest.
• They empower the audience.
• As more and more people become citizen journalists, they provide a role model for how news reporting is done.

Me, I’d like to strike a couple of those out. They need not be forum leaders in engaging the community. They don’t empower the audience…their reporting provides the raw material for the audience to empower themselves. And as far as role models, I’d encourage journalists not to look at citizen journalists, but perhaps to an earlier generation of their own trade-practicioners. Or are none of them ‘compelling’ enough?

]]> By: Nance http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2009/12/07/compelling-osity/comment-page-1/#comment-19844 Nance Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:49:36 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/?p=626#comment-19844 Bravo. Bravo.

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