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Toward the bottom of the page comes this: Journalism As A Character Defect
<hr></blockquote><p>. . . which includes: "Since most of the people in any newsroom fit this pattern, a culture has evolved which supports the reporters in their natural inclinations."<p>He's referring to a culture in which daily deadlines and understaffing, among other things, lead to a failure to see or report the big picture; in which a lack of expertise or inclination to develop it leads to an emphasis on the politics concerning a subject, but not the subject itself.<p>An interesting read with many valid points made. <p>Having seen his picture and read his bio I keep thinking of Uncle Duke, but i suppose that's my problem. If only he'd said that copy editors are unappreciated saints (or sinners who try to save the world from reporters and their editors) . . .<p>[ January 12, 2004: Message edited by: Wayne Countryman ]</p>