To Do a Job Well

Now, here is an example of a real reporter as Dan Froomkin states the obvious for his fellow journalists. Too bad that he has to.

Lessons we thought had been learned from Vietnam were forgotten in the rush to invade Iraq. And now, as we cover President Bush’s ratcheting up of the rhetoric against Iran, it’s looking like the lessons we should have learned from Iraq may not have been learned at all. So at the risk of stating the obvious, here are some thoughts about what those lessons were....

You Can’t Be Too Skeptical of Authority
Provocation Alone Does Not Justify War
Be Particularly Skeptical of Secrecy
Watch for Rhetorical Traps
Don’t Just Give Voice to the Administration Officials
Look Outside Our Borders
Understand the Enemy
Encourage Public Debate
Write about Motives
Talk to the Military

The question is, will anyone employed by corporate media break ranks and actually perform their proper function? Well, we know no one at FOX will.
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