tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post4930888786508596808..comments2023-10-17T05:18:36.318-07:00Comments on <i>Watchdogs and Lapdogs</i>: The He-Said-She-Said ArtM. Deryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09642995185292648416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post-70246076952731149332008-09-16T19:05:00.000-07:002008-09-16T19:05:00.000-07:00Also: teeny, tiny font makes my eyes bleed. Courie...Also: teeny, tiny font makes my eyes bleed. Courier is easier on the eyes, especially in "normal"-size setting. Just a thought!M. Deryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642995185292648416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post-87331495773326776142008-09-16T19:00:00.000-07:002008-09-16T19:00:00.000-07:00A cavil:"Shvarts’ story proves that a speedy, sens...A cavil:<BR/>"Shvarts’ story proves that a speedy, sensation-hungry journalism creeps around our newspapers, TV, and on the Web."<BR/>Doesn't it prove that he-said, she-said journalism---journalism that unplugs its critical faculties and merely acts as a brain-dead conveyor belt for fact---does everyone a disservice? As you imply early in the story, the problem lies with the media's refusal, on the one hand, to call the artist to account, questioning her about the moral and ethical implications of her performance, and on the other with the media's weird refusal (inability?) to resolve the burning quesiton, namely, <I>was</I> she ever pregnant or not? Did any of the outlets that covered this story quote an ob/gyn, for example? Surely someone in the medical field could shed some wisdom on this.M. Deryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642995185292648416noreply@blogger.com