On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:43:11 GMT, "Mike Rapoport"
wrote in Message-Id:
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Since the author (and his boss) undoubtedly measure success by the volume of
response, don't encourage them by emailing.

So in the end, it comes down to a choice of whether to surrender your
voice to the despotic power of the public press, or openly challenge
their competence and impartiality thus falling prey to the
prevarication of their cunning yellow journalism*.





* http://alt.tnt.tv/movies/tntoriginal...jour.home.html

The Sensational Beginnings of Yellow Journalism
In 1898, newspapers provided the major source of news in America.
At this time, it was common practice for a newspaper to report the
editor's interpretation of the news rather than objective
journalism. If the information reported was inaccurate or biased,
the American public had little means for verification. With this
sort of influence, the newspapers wielded much political power. In
order to increase circulation, the publishers of these papers
often exploited their position by sponsoring a flamboyant and
irresponsible approach to news reporting that became known as
"yellow journalism." Though the term was originally coined to
describe the journalistic practices of Joseph Pulitzer, William
Randolph Hearst proved himself worthy of the title. Today, it is
his name that is synonymous with "yellow journalism."