Blaine boy:
Funny you should ask.
Yes. (Not that you deserve an answer.)
Are you even slightly aware of the jerk nature of your less-than-intelligent question?
What’s your point? Because (I must assume here, since U seem to be an ASS, which leaves ME to explain) some journalists act unethically, therefore the ethic should be discarded?
Are you disagreeing with me, that journalists should follow this simple ethic of identifying themselves as reporters before grilling a source?
Exceptions PROVE the rule, is how the adage goes.
If you had something more than a slight awareness of journalism the past two decades (I’m guessing that “slight” is kind of a theme with you) you would know that not identifying oneself as a reporter – especially if you attempt to mislead a source about your identity – is a dismissable offense at about every MSM outlet.
I’m not dissing bloggers at all; they are great. (And of course, bad; kind of like MSMers.) And yes, the rules may be changing.
I’m just pointing out the nature of the long-held (50 to 70 years, I’d guess) ethic of reporters appearing as themselves and not as someone else. And this ethic seems to be a good one that applies, generally and relatively, to bloggers, as well.
Just imagine, blaine boy, if someone followed you around and secretly video and audio taped what you said and did. I’m betting you would feel – no strike that – look and sound like a fool.
