Someone please explain to me the difference between a journalist and a citizen with respect to reasonable expectations of treatment (not getting assaulted) in the United States. I've seen this come up a lot on Twitter over the past few days and it is just confusing.
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And people know this very, very deep in their bones, which is why “Why are you saying ‘he said’ he was an editor? He is on the masthead.” is causing such consternation. Because the rule demands they circle the wagons, and they know this, and darned is it inconvenient here.
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So the true point of view is not “Civilians don’t have a right to physical safety.” No journalist believes that. What they believe is “Civilians get mugged occasionally. That is tragic, and sometimes news, but it does not automatically demand an editorial in the NYT in support.”
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Patrick I think it’s worse than that with guild privileges. Too often they circle the wagons and defend guild members who err greviosly or simply pretend non guild members who do the same job don’t exist.
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This does sound reasonable, but I've heard it from non-journalists too, so I think there may be more to it.
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