[FILES] Martins Oloja
Let’s us not get it twisted, there will never be a cosy relationship between state actors and good journalists. And so whenever you see that state actors and journalists are harping on a buzzword, ‘we are partners in progress’, there must have been a compromise against the people. Journalism isn’t public relations. Journalism exists to scrutinise and question deviations, monitor governance and hold state and non-state actors to account, doubt and probe questionable reputation and integrity. Public relations goal is to manage reputation and control damage done to reputation perhaps though good journalism.
This is yet another opportunity to explain this conceptual confusion to most people who do not understand what journalism is all about. We need to know that state actors all over the world want journalists to do public relations job for them. Journalism seeks to cover what is odd, bizarre and unusual about peoples, places and events. That is also why
even survive these 40 billion dollars in cuts on the domestic discretionary side in the context of a budget that s 3.6 trillion dollars, these small cuts will imperil the country. thing that people are wake up and saying, that doesn t strike me as true. megyn: even the washington post, sequester spin gets ahead of reality and write the description of the post sequester landscape from the obama administration have been alarming, hyped, thank you. and war of words with boob woodward under attack again after challenging the administration s narrative on these budget changes, and the negotiations. dana perino has an interesting perspective on this. she s here live. also, what do you think of people who drive slowly in the fast lane? but way too many aren t.