OT and getting further OT all the time! Re: Off-topic, but interesting (Fiorina fired)

[Bill Sheehan]

My apologies, Sellam.  No offense was intended.  I'm still fuming about  
Jeff Gannon / James D. Guckert.

I would note, however, that to those of us who are not in the field,  
it's getting hard to tell the sheep from the goats.   According to a  
2003 Gallup poll, reporters are way down the list, considered  
untrustworthy by 61% of those surveyed.  And that was before Dan  
Rather, Gannon/Guckert, McManus, Gallagher, Williams, and "Outfoxed."

But this is off-topic.  Again, I regret causing offense, and apologize.

-- Bill


On Feb 10, 2005, at 6:32 PM, Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:

>>>>> Most of "The Media" does not exist to inform, enlighten, or  
>>>>> educate.  It
> exists to sell products.
>
> Bill: get real.  That's an incredibly immature and uninformed  
> generalization.
> As a real reporter, I find your comemnt very, very offensive.  As I've  
> tried
> explaining on this list before, the vast majority of we real reporters  
> are
> perfectly honorable, well-intended, upstanding citizens.  But like in  
> ANY
> field, there are always few unethical idiots (i.e., Fox News) who,  
> ironically,
> get the most attention.
>
> --- Bill Sheehan <sheehan at sheehan.tzo.com> wrote:
>
>> Peace, Sellam.  Most of "The Media" does not exist to inform,
>> enlighten, or educate.  It exists to sell products.  The Fifth
>> Columnists of the Fourth Estate are sideshow barkers, selling thrills
>> that won't sustain closer investigation.   I'll bet that no one is
>> actually quoted as questioning the viability of female executives.
>> It'll be the generic and amorphous "People," as in "People are
>> asking...".  You'll know the story has peaked when it appears in the  
>> NY
>> Post with a headline like:
>>
>> "Carly Canned!  Is Condi next?"
>>
>> Now back to more important matters.   Hazardous chemicals are used in
>> computer manufacture.  Is your computer killing you?  Details at  
>> 11:00.
>>
>> -- Bill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 10, 2005, at 12:58 PM, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> For real.  I'm already hearing in "the Media" questions being asked
>>> like,
>>> "With Carly's firing, what is the future of women in business?"  Like
>>> all
>>> of a sudden women are going to be forced back into the home and made  
>>> to
>>> wear burkas or somesuch.
>>>
>>> Christ all-fricking mighty!  She was just another CEO who made big
>>> mistakes and got canned for it.
>>>
>>> I HATE STUPID PEOPLE!
>>>
>>> --   
>>>
>>> Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer
>>> Festival
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>>
>>
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