Interesting Opinion Column by a Democrat Journalist

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Originally Posted by Ishniknork

First I want to thank you for the research you did on Orson Card and I appreciate your opinion in response to my post. I also found some 'independent' opinions on his character and political stance that parallel what you said. Knowing a little about the person that wrote the article is a good thing and can have an impact on it's credibility. But as I said before I don't care how flaky or upstanding Orson Card may or may not be, I agree with what he is saying.

Did anyone really read the very first line of the column?
"An open letter to the local daily paper — almost every local daily paper in America:"
Card's column was directed at today's journalists for NOT reporting the truth to the American people. The other 'truths' he referenced, though obviously factual, were used to support his point. The point that journalists have shed their prime directive to report the truth in a timely and unbiased form to the public. Instead they have been using their influence to mislead and sway the opinion of the gullible masses to benefit their own interests. Uncovering THAT truth anywhere other than in an editorial or opinion column would be very difficult given the practices of most journalists/newspapers/networks today. I doubt my hometown paper, The Star Telegram, would put such an article on the front page.

While Card does call himself a Democrat he tends to agree with policies from both parties. IMO, he seems to support what he believes to be good for the country no matter which side of the fence it comes from. I could say the same for myself and applaud him for it even if I might disagree with some of his views.

A personal side note:

I had been interested in journalism in high school. I was a reporter my junior year, a reporter and the advertising editor during my senior year. Although I have forgotten a lot of what I studied back then I do remember one of the things our teacher stressed the most and that I see lacking in today's media: Reporting the Truth.

You are right about the point of the article. I took only a few aspects of the article and ran with it. I go off on a tangent sometimes. I do agree with the overall point he was trying to make, obviously.