Eugene David
...The One-Minute Pundit

Front page



THE NEWS HACK'S CREED:
I know more than you.
I make lots more money than you.
I'm smarter than you.
I'm sexier than you.
I appear on TV all the time.
I work ten minutes a day.
I rule the universe.
I'm going to live forever.
You are an idiot.

THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 2:
A lie isn't a lie when it tells THE TRUTH.

THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 3:
I've come to realize that the looseness of the journalistic life, the seeming laxity of the newsroom, is an illusion. Yes, there's informality and there's humor, but beneath the surface lies something deadly serious. It is a code. Sometimes the code is not even written down, but it is deeply believed in. And, when violated, it is enforced with tribal ferocity.
--JOHN "OMERTA" CARROLL.

THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 4:
News isn't news when we don't report it.

PERMALINKS:

THE NEWS HACKS' DICTIONARY

THE EUGENE DAVID GLOSSARY

AMERICA'S MOST UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY WEB SITE!

Blogroll Me!

[Powered by Blogger]

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Posted 8:52 AM by Gene

We can understand, however, why people might not want to hear calming words. Part of the problem during TMI -- and it's the problem now -- is that the authorities seemed to be dishonestly downplaying the problem when they were only trying to reassure people. It's the proverbial no-win situation: If calming people raises suspicions telling "the truth" can only lead to panics, and it can especially amplify dangers where the public health is at risk. Reason should dictate the people will be fed and clothed in time -- help is rushing to Japan -- and that in time the situation will stabilize, and then improve. But now, in this early stage, we see a hothouse for fear, and dread. No one need tell the Japanese to be patient -- they've somehow more than managed.

Home
Site Meter eXTReMe Tracker