tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post2684744734177439830..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: “Others say”Michael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-18893732361346914122019-04-23T09:53:11.505-05:002019-04-23T09:53:11.505-05:00You’re welcome!You’re welcome!Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-33753713190573709982019-04-23T08:52:11.447-05:002019-04-23T08:52:11.447-05:00Ah, OK. A good reporter lists sources. Thanks! Ah, OK. A good reporter lists sources. Thanks! Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-33948649508652091562019-04-22T20:33:07.637-05:002019-04-22T20:33:07.637-05:00I know — I just figured I should add the link.I know — I just figured I should add the link.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-73599068498198574892019-04-22T19:53:41.760-05:002019-04-22T19:53:41.760-05:00(Oh, yes, I didn't doubt it--I meant to be add...(Oh, yes, I didn't doubt it--I meant to be addressing NPR, like, <br />"Really, you guys?")<br /><br />Frexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191192404386975664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-10267391122984659172019-04-22T09:32:10.155-05:002019-04-22T09:32:10.155-05:00It’s here, from Spokane Public Radio: “Vaccine Saf...It’s here, from Spokane Public Radio: <a href="https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/post/inland-journal-april-18-2019-vaccine-safety-pt-1-del-bigtree" rel="nofollow">“Vaccine Safety.”</a><br /><br />I think it’s completely appropriate to report on what “others say,” as <i>The New York Times</i> did in an recent article about false claims about vaccines. But the <i>Times</i> clearly identified those claims as misinformation. Giving time to “both sides” is something else.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-47029253704539735602019-04-22T08:36:47.987-05:002019-04-22T08:36:47.987-05:00Really, NPR? Like how Trump saw "both sides&q...Really, NPR? Like how Trump saw "both sides" to the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally?Frexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191192404386975664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-22733802707066251752019-04-21T17:14:59.663-05:002019-04-21T17:14:59.663-05:00Haven’t seen it, but it reminds me of the academic...Haven’t seen it, but it reminds me of the academic tactic of getting the other person to figure out and say something so that the speaker doesn’t have to say it.<br /><br />NPR seems to be giving a lot of space to what “others say.” A Spokane affiliate, for instance, gave “both sides” equal time on vaccines.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-25748928725951277802019-04-21T14:29:21.343-05:002019-04-21T14:29:21.343-05:00Not the same, but related: this reminds me of Ian ...Not the same, but related: this reminds me of Ian Richardson's ambitious politician in the original UK "House of Cards" (have you seen it?), who confirms without confirming queries by saying,<br />"You might say so, but I couldn't possibly comment."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6nyAFiBMkc<br /><br />(I've never seen the US version---our TV series go on for soooo looong! The UK's was a total of 12 episodes.)<br /><br />Anyway, yes. Giving equal time to nonsensical points of views is nonsense.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.com