a pulitzer for the national enquirer?

I always wanted to ask Paul Anger if they were related and I never had the nerve.

 

In no way, shape or form have I defended The Times over the Enquirer on the two stories.

 

yup, waylon. my bad. apologies.

 

Perhaps we all should follow suit. Is it important how you break the news, or whether the news is accurate?

How many "ethical" journalists report lies and spin from sources? Give me truth over ethics any day .

 

Journalistic ethics exist to protect the truth. The reason buying information is wrong is that it multiplies the possibility the information is bullshit by about 10 to the 12th power. That reporters write down spin and bullshit and regurgitate it doesn't mean the ethics are wrong, it means the reporters have no ethics and no skills either.

 

Sure. Bring that into it.

 

I tried to read the story, but I got sidetracked by celebrities with too much cellulite in bikinis, which is such a constant staple of this honorable, informative news source.

 

Mike, I would never do it because of credibility issues and the fact no one would ever talk to you for free, it makes no sense in my opinion to pay for info. But my point was that sometimes you have to push the envelope a bit. TMZ and The Enquirer go where were we aren't comfortable going. Now, they have suspect credibility, but when they nail a story accurately -- and they are proven accurate -- don't knock how they acquired the info.

Their journalistic practices come at the price of credibility, which to me is something I am not willing to sacrifice. When they get a story no one else would get though they deserve credit. The Washington and political elitists sat on this story for months. This guy could have been president. Who was being a watchdog and who was being a lapdog? The Edwards' were a fraud, as we found out in Game Change, but where was that when he was on the campaign?

National Enquirer destroyed every single media outlet in the country on this. TMZ destroyed everyone else on Tiger Woods.



Let's not knock them when they are right and accurate.

 

Ol' Howell -- and Bill Keller -- in the captain's
chair will do that for you.

 

You shouldn't get a Pulitzer if you think you deserve one.

 

Here's a great example of the Enquirer at its best (or worst):

Not once in this whole story does it actually say that Oprah and/or Steadman are gay, but it doesn't say it in such an artful way that you think it's been said.

They should get a Pulitzer for managing to say absolutely nothing and making it sound like everything.

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/oprah_winfrey_gay_lie_exposed_stedman_gayle_king_/celebrity/68044

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/business/media/19pulitzer.html