10 June 2003

The NPR view of terror

From the NPR style book:
terrorism, terroristTerrorism is the act of causing terror, usually for political purposes, and it connotes that the terror is perpetrated on innocents. Thus, the bombing of a civilian airliner clearly is a terrorist act, but an attack on an army convoy, even if away from the battlefield, is not. Do not ape government usage. The Israeli government, for instance, routinely refers to PLO actions as terrorist. A journalist should use independent criteria to judge whether the term is accurate.
This is the money graph from an article with a fews days in the life of this policy in action. [source]
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Sixth Republic Watch

A report that the US Embassy in Paris has been closed due to the anarchy in the streets. From the Brothers Judd we have a pair of articles about the likely to be unpleasant future of France. The money quote:
Throughout the entire 20th century, the French seemed to spend most of their time desperately craving being crushed by some kind of foreign totalitarian power. Their dreams, obviously, were shattered by the Americans, who rescued them from the Nazis and subsequently protected them from the Soviets. But now the French have cleverly figured it all out: to be taken over by Islam from within
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NY Times credibility watch

The NY Times finally admits that it creates news. Here's the official mission statement:
The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. [emphasis added]
Way to go, guys! That's the first step in recovery. Time to move on to reporting news instead of "enhancing society" by creating it. [source]
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