I agree, Chris, and I write as an ex-journalist.
Denise
on 8/11/10 1:04 PM, Chris Sanderson at wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm sure many of us have had our own experiences with the media getting
> things wrong, but I guess I'd like to chip in a small defense of
> journalists, who are often asked to cover stories about issues they know
> nothing about and expected to be instant experts. It is also important to
> note that what a journo sends to their editor often only ends up bearing a
> passing resemblance to what is actually printed, so many of the mistakes
> that creep into articles may actually occur in post-production through the
> hands of someone who didn't even create the source material.
>
> Having said that there are few things more frustrating than being misquoted
> or having a small but important fact or detail mangled in an article when
> some basic fact-checking by the author could have prevented the error.
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Jill Dening <> wrote:
>
>> Alan,
>>
>> I've been interviewed on many occasions by the local Sunshine Coast media
>> about local shorebird matters, and on every occasion but one they have got
>> vital things wrong. And I always take the trouble to explain the difficult
>> details. I'd say on that basis that there'd have to be something out of
>> kilter with a very large number of stories in the general media. I
>> especially wonder about this when I am reading the business news, because it
>> takes a bit of time and intellect to get your head around economic and
>> business news.
>>
>> I used to wonder if my colleagues reading the stories quoting me thought I
>> really said what is reported. Now I couldn't give a toss: nothing to be done
>> about it.
>>
>> Jill Dening
>> Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
>>
>> 26° 51' 41"S 152° 56' 00"E
>>
>>
>> On 8/11/2010 12:27 PM, Alan McBride wrote:
>>
>>> Absolutely agree Keith. Knowing how they cock this sector up makes you
>>> wonder about the rest of the "news"!
>>>
>>> A
>>> On 08/11/2010, at 13:25 , Keith Brandwood wrote:
>>>
>>> They are mostly stupid in my opinion Alan, but by far it is that they are
>>> ignorant of the facts and can not make the effort to find out. Obviously
>>> they don't realize that there are a whole population of birdwatchers out
>>> there reading their stories and thinking "what idiots" otherwise they would
>>> get it right.
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