tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029501467787683847.post3718766394988699543..comments2024-03-18T08:41:12.468-04:00Comments on Thoughts on Public & Digital History by Adam Crymble: the Problem with Telling your own History: The NewseumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029501467787683847.post-64050132865386303132008-06-06T10:47:00.000-04:002008-06-06T10:47:00.000-04:00Whoops, sorry for the mixed metaphor: cog/chainWhoops, sorry for the mixed metaphor: cog/chainhardyharharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775020292790300561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029501467787683847.post-4055086207490457542008-06-06T10:43:00.000-04:002008-06-06T10:43:00.000-04:00Your article's fairly good but you shoot yourself ...Your article's fairly good but you shoot yourself in the foot in the home stretch. Using Kevin Carter as an example without the whole story is more than a cheap shot.<BR/><BR/>"The media does not save the world. They watch other people do it." <BR/><BR/>In many cases it's a journalist or someone willing to speak on record to a journalist who gets the story out in order for a wider audience to know what's going on. In many cases, the story getting out is the first cog in the chain to actual action/resolution.<BR/><BR/>Sure there's many cases where the media is heavy-handed on very weak stories, but to paint it like you do is to do a disservice to the journos who really do some heavy lifting getting the important stories out which once known can spark a larger reaction.hardyharharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775020292790300561noreply@blogger.com