Ergo journalists have a greater duty to the public at large than lawyers. *sputters, waves hands*
Never thought about it like this: journalists are supposed to be motivated by truth. Lawyers are supposed to be zealous advocates.
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@sarahjeong Lawyers are supposed to be motivated by justice, ergo zealous advocacy. So which is the greater public duty, truth or justice? -
@Lawgeek the adversarial system is supposed to produce justice, or at least due process. Journalists don’t have something similar. -
@sarahjeong Yes, I suppose failure to fact check doesn't violate the Constitution, yet.
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@sarahjeong I always thought journalists motivated by truth was a more recent development? PS I think truth is kind of bullshit but whatevs -
@jazzagold i think objectivity is bullshit, truth is different from objectivity -
@sarahjeong That was the other thing I wanted to say to your point.
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@sarahjeong I prefer to get my reporting from ideological bloggers who own their biases right up front.Merci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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