August 8, 2004
CBS-TV ran a report on the unreliability of online news and information last night. The fledgling SF politician below was cited.
My wife and I went to see “Maria Full of Grace” today. It is a wonderful film that humanizes the lives of some Colombian women trapped by the global economy.
Seth Sandronsky
In the News today by Michael Perelman
The Sacramento Bee juxtaposed to stories today, perhaps accidentally, regarding hoaxes. In one case, a young man who wanted to publicize his run for supervisor in San Francisco faked his own beheading. I understand that the authorities want to punish him as severely as possible.
In the other story, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger conspired to put off the retreat from Saigon until after the 1972 election. Countless people died from the delay, yet Richard Nixon was rewarded with his reelection and Kissinger remains an unindicted or criminal and successful pundit.
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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