Uhh..no, that was supposed to say "fiction" not "nonfiction." Where's
Michel Julian to proof my posts when I need him? ;)
Jed,
You wish it was made-up. Fact is, I suck at fiction. Almost failed my
creative writing classes in high school.
Have a real nice day.
Steve
At 10:37 AM 10/22/2009, you wrote:
Steven Krivit wrote:
With all due respects, you do not seem to understand the fact that, as a
journalist, I posted my writing publicly and openly and that, as I
journalist - serving the broader public - I expect to keep things public
and open.
Krivit's report is made-up nonsense plus some personal details that are
not anyone's business. A journalist is not supposed to publish every weird
notion that crosses his mind without confirmation. This is not journalism;
it is a stream of consciousness blog.
I have known some real journalists in my time, including distinguished
people in the mass media, and anti-establishment people similar to I. F.
Stone. (I did not know him, but I knew his friends and enemies.) These
people do not operate by Krivit's rules. They do not publish half-baked
fluff. A responsible journalist sometimes publishes, and sometimes
refrains from publishing. Publishing everything you hear without
distinction or careful consideration makes you an Internet server, not a
journalist. Even when you know something to be a fact, it may be personal,
or irrelevant, or unimportant, or likely to be misunderstood out of
context, so it should be keep confidential.
- Jed
