From last night's episode of 60 Minutes, in which Katie Couric interviewed John and Elizabeth Edwards: Katie Couric:Some say the use of blind quotes has no place in responsible, professional journalism. Some even say it is a major contributor to the decline in level of the discourse in this country. Because using the seemingly innocuous words "some say" is a way of not admitting it's actually Rush Limbaugh (or someone similar) who says this. It's also a way of asking questions of your own that you'd rather not admit you are asking. And some further say this permits the introduction of some really lame, biased questions into interviews such as the one Katie Couric conducted last night. Aw heck--you know that "some" saying all those things in the paragraph above? Yeah, it really is me saying that stuff. Huh. That wasn't really so hard to admit... |
Monday, March 26, 2007
"Some say..."
Posted by Renee in Ohio at 4:32 AM
Labels: 60 Minutes, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, Katie Couric
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