tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088190.post111417764936360495..comments2024-03-01T05:12:53.347-05:00Comments on Lubetkin on Communications: Media's rush to judge corporations badlySteve Lubetkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557532655355343571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088190.post-1114189131014233572005-04-22T11:58:00.000-05:002005-04-22T11:58:00.000-05:00Thanks to pete for pointing out the Rosenstiel com...Thanks to pete for pointing out the Rosenstiel comment. I guess I wonder if "gatekeeper" was the traditional role of the journalist. I always thought it was about trying to determine what story was true. Rosenstiel seems to be thinking of that old parody version of the New York Times' motto, "All the news that fits, we print."Steve Lubetkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557532655355343571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088190.post-1114188976474422322005-04-22T11:56:00.000-05:002005-04-22T11:56:00.000-05:00Steve: Your comment......the journalists will say,...Steve: Your comment...<BR/><I>...the journalists will say, "Hey, we've reported accurately what the woman SAID happened, so we have no responsibility for the fact that she made up the story and has a history of alleging corporate misconduct." I don't really buy that.</I><BR/><BR/>is interesting in light of what Tom Rosenstiel, vice chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, was quoted as saying on BusinessWeek's <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2005/04/were_off.html" REL="nofollow">blog</A>: "Increasingly the role of journalists will shift from being a gatekeeper to being an authenticator and referee."Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762744885452956407noreply@blogger.com