Hi, > Journalism at its finest. :-( > Does the BBC have a "letters to the Editor" address?
I don't see how this is any different from the normal and accepted newspaper practice of using agency work unattributed. If you've never followed the same story in several newspapers for several days I'd recommend you try it - it's quite eye-opening. You'll find the same words in different papers under different staff bylines. What happens is that they all pick up the same report from Reuters or somebody and cut & paste it into a wrapper of a few words of their own. That's what the agencies and press offices, in this case NASA's press office, are there for. As for the lack of depth in the BBC Online piece, well come on. It's not a specialist piece. It's essentially a feel-good ain't science wunnerful piece for the ordinary reader. You could take any short piece from any news outlet and criticise it on the same grounds if you happen to be slightly more interested in & knowledgeable about the subject than the average person. At least BBC Online provides links to related sites where the interested reader can learn more. This is a good deal more than you're likely to get if the same photo had been printed in one of the tabloids over a a one-line caption. Instead of moaning about it, why not look at the breadth of the coverage on the website. OK, it's not deep but it's wide, and it's a fantastic way of getting a quick overview of what's happening anywhere in the world. Far broader than you'll get in any of even the best daily newspapers, and often in much greater depth. And yes, there is a 'letters to the editor' section. If you look at the menu on the lh side of every single page, under services you will find a link labelled 'Feedback'. It takes you here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/feedback/default.stm There's also a link on every single page to 5 years worth of reasonably in-depth coverage of the major stories here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/default.stm It's not difficult to read a menu and navigate round a website. You just point and click. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, January 26, 2002, 2:29:03 AM, you wrote: >>This article, tells us virtually nothing about the image, which was taken >>nine months ago, other than the text that was provided on the NASA >>websites. There is no discussion of the use of digital imaging in space, >>no look at the history of space imagery, no comment on the possibilities >>of sharing such photos from the space station immediately via the web. It >>misleads the reader about the equipment used, includes an unrelated image >>from a different mission, and includes entire phrases and sentences taken >>from the NASA website verbatim. >> >>I expect better reporting than this from the BBC, even if it is on the web. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
