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March 23, 2013
Great Journalism Issues
Interesting issues raised by this story about misguided journalism. (Jessica Heslam, "NECN tweets from the hip," March 21, 2013, Boston Herald) One is that Twitter is not dangerous but the people who use it are. It is only a tool. Same is said about guns. But if it is the people who are dangerous can it be that the Vice President is a dangerous person for his many errors misspeaking? He is the Vice President. Does he get the do-overs as the NECN Twitterer got? Of more concern is the Globe reporter's comment that "NECN is a trusted source." Huh? That is like the seniority argument. "I've done this for 45 years. You're questioning me?"
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/jessica_heslam/2013/03/necn_tweets_from_the_hip
NECN tweets from the hip
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Boston Herald
By:Jessica Heslam
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