Comments on: Pick of the Thicket 5.9.07 http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/05/pick-of-the-thicket-5907.html Bringing You Media News, Marketing Views, Celebrity Culture & Political Spin Since February 2005 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:34:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mr. Spin http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/05/pick-of-the-thicket-5907.html/comment-page-1#comment-3217 Mr. Spin Thu, 10 May 2007 01:49:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1857#comment-3217 All kidding aside -- shield laws are the best. As a former journalist, trained at one of America's top journalism schools -- IU for all the alums reading this -- I would have taken my sources to the grave with me. <br/><br/>Honest, accurate and fair journalists -- reporters of merit that uncover, dig up and expose the dirty, the nasty and ugly of our world -- if we didn't have sources that trusted us to keep their identity secret, we wouldn't have much credible journalism -- just fluff.<br/><br/>Thank God I came to my sense soon after holding two newspaper reporting gigs. Now, I'm the source, and I like telling secrets.<br/><br/>Making them up is fun too, just kidding.... All kidding aside — shield laws are the best. As a former journalist, trained at one of America’s top journalism schools — IU for all the alums reading this — I would have taken my sources to the grave with me.

Honest, accurate and fair journalists — reporters of merit that uncover, dig up and expose the dirty, the nasty and ugly of our world — if we didn’t have sources that trusted us to keep their identity secret, we wouldn’t have much credible journalism — just fluff.

Thank God I came to my sense soon after holding two newspaper reporting gigs. Now, I’m the source, and I like telling secrets.

Making them up is fun too, just kidding….

]]> By: Scott Baradell http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/05/pick-of-the-thicket-5907.html/comment-page-1#comment-3216 Scott Baradell Wed, 09 May 2007 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1857#comment-3216 C'mon -- making up sources is half the fun of being a reporter! C’mon — making up sources is half the fun of being a reporter!

]]> By: Alice http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/05/pick-of-the-thicket-5907.html/comment-page-1#comment-3215 Alice Wed, 09 May 2007 13:35:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1857#comment-3215 Why should there be ANY shield law? Why don't we insist journalists get their sources on the record? Why don't we protect whistle blowers? Why should there be ANY shield law? Why don’t we insist journalists get their sources on the record? Why don’t we protect whistle blowers?

]]> By: Scott Baradell http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/05/pick-of-the-thicket-5907.html/comment-page-1#comment-3214 Scott Baradell Wed, 09 May 2007 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1857#comment-3214 Why is it a bad idea? I think that bloggers should have the same protections as journalists -- although as Steve says, the proposed legislation seems a bit "mushy" Why is it a bad idea? I think that bloggers should have the same protections as journalists — although as Steve says, the proposed legislation seems a bit “mushy”

]]> By: Alice http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2007/05/pick-of-the-thicket-5907.html/comment-page-1#comment-3213 Alice Wed, 09 May 2007 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1857#comment-3213 That's a great response to rafi.<br/><br/>I can't believe you selected the post on the shield law. It is such a bad idea. That’s a great response to rafi.

I can’t believe you selected the post on the shield law. It is such a bad idea.

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