Comments on: 'Stubbornly Independent Journalists': Priceless http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/11/17/stubbornly-independent-journalists-priceless/ The national media watch group Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: November 2008 « Questionable Content http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/11/17/stubbornly-independent-journalists-priceless/comment-page-1/#comment-43080 November 2008 « Questionable Content Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:06:32 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=2783#comment-43080 [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/11/17/stubbornly-independent-journalists-priceless/ [...] [...] http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/11/17/stubbornly-independent-journalists-priceless/ [...]

]]> By: Doug Latimer http://www.fair.org/blog/2008/11/17/stubbornly-independent-journalists-priceless/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Doug Latimer Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:30:36 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=2783#comment-498 And, of course, somebody needs to hold these outlets themselves accountable ... which I try to do in my own inexpert way, here and at my dinky little blog. It's not a matter of "Gotcha!" or ideological purity or holier-than-thou. I want folks to tell me when I fuck up, and I assume FAIR, DN! et al want that, as well. That the response (when there's been any) usually hasn't validated that assumption is frustrating and worrisome to me. It's hard to understand why those who claim to be "progressive" often don't follow one of the most basic tenets of being so: Listening to and learning from each other. It's how we "progress" ... and it's being a mensch, which is what this is all about for me, as much as I may fall short of practicing what I preach. And, of course, somebody needs to hold these outlets themselves accountable … which I try to do in my own inexpert way, here and at my dinky little blog.

It's not a matter of "Gotcha!" or ideological purity or holier-than-thou. I want folks to tell me when I fuck up, and I assume FAIR, DN! et al want that, as well.
That the response (when there's been any) usually hasn't validated that assumption is frustrating and worrisome to me.

It's hard to understand why those who claim to be "progressive" often don't follow one of the most basic tenets of being so: Listening to and learning from each other.

It's how we "progress" … and it's being a mensch, which is what this is all about for me, as much as I may fall short of practicing what I preach.

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