BASE813 0 #1 July 14, 2003 I recently posted a post with my general view of journalists. I seemed to have offended someone........... My apologies for offending this person - but I still stand by my view that generally journalists are more geared to selling a story than reporting the cold hard truth. Was I really that out of order in stating this??? - Would like the opinion of other people on journalists and whether my comments truely deserved the "backlash" from one person - So maybe I do have a negative view of journalists - but I think generally people do think this???? but maybe they dont??!?!?! Be safe always..................... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #2 July 14, 2003 Soo, you will be in some one's sketchpad of PMS...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #3 July 14, 2003 sketchpad of PMS... huh?!?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #4 July 14, 2003 Where is your general view post at? I'd like to read it and then I will tell you what I have experienced with journalists."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #5 July 14, 2003 in the Incidents forum under the UK fatality thread................. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #6 July 14, 2003 It's 7 pages long, care to post a link or the text so we know what your talking about?"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #7 July 14, 2003 QuoteSoo, you will be in some one's sketchpad of PMS... I thought it was a coloring book of dismay ..... ?it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #8 July 14, 2003 Reports vary... Some have seen a Stenopad of Annoyance, others a Stack of Post It Notes of Spite.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #9 July 14, 2003 I'm guessing Michael is referring to this post.. ".......... if journalists are quoting stuff from here then we all need to think before they post - cause we all know how journalists fucking twist anything you say to make a story basically sell - they aint into communicating the truth - they are into selling!! " As opposed to his 2 posts in the thread promising torture/pain to the culprit (including a confused reference to the USMC tampering incident), one post lambasting the BPA, and another querying the use of rigger's seals..... Yup, I think we should take his advice and consider carefully what we post.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #10 July 14, 2003 QuoteReports vary... Some have seen a Stenopad of Annoyance, others a Stack of Post It Notes of Spite. I don't buy the "Stack of Post It Notes of Spite" -- she writes like a 3 year old, they don't make post it notes big enough. I have this mental image of her with an oversized pencil, scowl on her face, tongue hanging out, intent on forming the letters of my name perfectly... it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malev 0 #11 July 14, 2003 QuoteI still stand by my view that generally journalists are more geared to selling a story than reporting the cold hard truth. Was I really that out of order in stating this? It was inappropriate in the context of a fatality thread in the Incidents forum, and you were quite correctly informed of this. What is out of order, is this thread - which you could have made purely about journalistic ethics, but is really a thinly-veiled personal attack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #12 July 14, 2003 Your views on journalism aren't what pissed someone off. It was because you expressed them in the "Incidents Forum" even though several people including me, kept reminding you "Incidents" wasn't the appropriate place for such a discussion. If you are still having trouble making the distiction between a Topical Forum and one like "Talk Back", perhaps one of the moderators can simplify the rules enough for you to understand them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #13 July 14, 2003 Big enough for ya?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #14 July 14, 2003 QuoteYour views on journalism aren't what pissed someone off. It was because you expressed them in the "Incidents Forum" even though several people including me, kept reminding you "Incidents" wasn't the appropriate place for such a discussion. If you are still having trouble making the distiction between a Topical Forum and one like "Talk Back", perhaps one of the moderators can simplify the rules enough for you to understand them. think you will find many posts on that thread out of place then!!! dude - I am sorry oh great one!! in a way it was to do with the thread as in the way the journalists on this story were lurking! note to self: take some time out to read all the rules and regulations!! I am such a bad bad person!!! fuck sake!! chill out dude! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vt1977 0 #15 July 14, 2003 QuoteI recently posted a post with my general view of journalists. I seemed to have offended someone........... My apologies for offending this person - but I still stand by my view that generally journalists are more geared to selling a story than reporting the cold hard truth. Was I really that out of order in stating this??? - Would like the opinion of other people on journalists and whether my comments truely deserved the "backlash" from one person - So maybe I do have a negative view of journalists - but I think generally people do think this???? but maybe they dont??!?!?! Without asking you to name names, this person that you've offended... are they a skydiver or a journo??? Vicki Dear Journalists, if you are reading this then you are nosey bastards! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #16 July 14, 2003 both and for information I was not griping at the "not for this forum" but the PM I received from someone!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #17 July 14, 2003 Well, I think you have to qualify the writing of a journalist when doing their "job" or if they are a public figure of any reknown. Everything they say is their product or rather their corporation's product. So under these circumstances, their writing is given under the duress of job security, they are really just the whipped children of a conglomorate. Now speaking to a journalist off the record for their own opinion is another matter. In those circumstances, you are likely to get some insights. The whole thing is like dealing with a lawyer. They are only trustworthy when working for you (sometimes) and when employed by another interest they are just plain toxic. -Hixxxdeath,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #18 July 14, 2003 Hey folks calm down, this is a very emotional incident. Its not an incident that could have been avoided, it was a deliberate act, and one that will always be in the back of our minds. And thats just not right, we shouldn't have to worry about our own people doing this to us. If a certain well known skydiver/journalist/Texan hottie is giving you grief via PM, sort it out via PM. Peace out folks....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #19 July 14, 2003 Nacmac said it. If it's addressed via pm, then leave it in pm's. Additionally, I have certain views on this subject, and how we help/hurt a situation as skydivers. I haven't yet had enough coffee to have managed to get my tact hat on yet, so I shall refrain from that post for the nonce. I will, however, try to address this a bit later, if this thread is not locked down in the mean time. If anyone is truly interested in addressing the question, and not just rail about how shitty people are, then calm down, and keep the personal shit in pm's...otherwise, like a poster said, it is just coming across as a personal lashing out at another person here. Which is, ultimately, uncalled for, and may not actually be what is intended by the poster. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #21 July 14, 2003 I think we're all as guilty as each other sometimes, you said what you said as you saw it at the time, so did i, but with a little naivete (sp ?). I have never been very good at restraint. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #22 July 14, 2003 ditto think my post was not exactly how I wanted it to sound!!! Whoops!!! never been good at written communication!!! oh well.............. $hit happens dude! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites QuickDraw 0 #23 July 14, 2003 So the fights off then ? -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildblue 7 #24 July 14, 2003 QuoteSo the fights off then ? Can we get back to making fun of Jessica?it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites andy2 0 #25 July 14, 2003 how about a low pull contest instead? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
QuickDraw 0 #23 July 14, 2003 So the fights off then ? -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #24 July 14, 2003 QuoteSo the fights off then ? Can we get back to making fun of Jessica?it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #25 July 14, 2003 how about a low pull contest instead? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
