Comments on: Evangelicals are in the news, but not in newsrooms

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:26:31 +0000

Elaygee – you are talking about the same thing – what difference is there between the bible thumpers and the neo-nazis, fascists, Sadists, and of course the child molesters of the right wing church that would turn gay people into untouchables.

Headed now by a man who in his youth said “Seig Heil,Mein Fuhrer”. Certainly enough to disqualify him from heading any church that really represents the true meaning of religion – something about loving your neighbor as thyself.

The last thing we need in the news rooms is more Fox news freaks, only with bibles in hand.

By: Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:06:52 +0000

Evangelicals, “traditional catholics”, Mormons etc. – as close to an “American Taliban” as you can get.

By: blacksteel

blacksteel — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:38:15 +0000

Scott said: “As portrayed aptly by the comments here that just prove the point of this article, there is a lack of non-biased diversity of views in any one media avenue, and both sides tend to villify the other. Journalism is NOT about views, it’s about facts.”

You’re trying to mix and match two entirely different things: journalistic objectivity and reader comments. Reader comments are not journalism and are obviously not intended to be. They’re the opinions of readers who have the right to express their opinions and who have no obligation to follow journalistic rules of objectivity. As you said, “Our country was founded on the right of people to have and share their own ideas, whether we agree with them or not…” Sharing their own ideas is what the readers here are doing.

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:55:58 +0000

There are evangelicals in the media. The thing is they are biased and work at Fox!

By: Don

Don — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:55:58 +0000

Maybe because a good journalist deals with facts and not some fairytales from the olden days?

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:29:26 +0000

As portrayed aptly by the comments here that just prove the point of this article, there is a lack of non-biased diversity of views in any one media avenue, and both sides tend to villify the other. Journalism is NOT about views, it’s about facts. Too many journalists and journalist organizations have catered to the entertainment factor of the sector that they are performing for and only present one side that supports their audience’s views — this goes for “conservative” and “liberal” media alike. You can see the obvious slant to opinion just by contrasting CNN and FOX news stories on the same subject. If they were only reporting the facts there would be no spin. With no spin, they fear they will alienate their core audience — because unfortunately most people don’t want just the facts so they can make up their own mind, they are content to have someone reinforce their own bias so they don’t have to question their bias and ideas with facts that don’t fit their views. Make no mistake, journalism is about ratings and entertainment at this point and catering to the core audience of the broadcast. If you want the true facts, you have to delve beneath the spin and do investigation yourself. We have become an entertainment culture that caters to our own biases and whims and it feeds discord and hatred rather than tolerance of diverse views and respect for everyone’s interpretation of the facts.

If you support gay acceptance in culture at large, you should fight for acceptance of all cultures that don’t do outright harm to other people. Our country was founded on the right of people to have and share their own ideas, whether we agree with them or not, and by agreeing with stifling any group, we open the door to those who disagree with us to stifle us.

When you agree to putting Galileo in the tower, you agree to being put there yourself if your ideas are out of the mainstream. Don’t forget that.

By: Don

Don — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:23:13 +0000

Yet another attack on those of us whom are educated – and supposedly ‘elite’ because of our education. This is a lot of nonsense. Newsrooms hire those whom are educated for a reason; they want people capable of critical thinking and an ability to use language well to express themselves. This is a basic standard that should not be manipultaed or subject to any sort of quota to find diversity. Diversity can easily be found within the ranks of men and women who have an eductaion. Let’s not lower our standards.

Additionally, unless you are writing an editorial, there is no reason to even acknowledge a person’s faith background. It is totally irrelevant. Newsmen and women are there to report the facts, not colour them with opinion. If I want a religious opinion of a news story I can turn to any religious network to see the ‘news’ presented with a Christian bias; which, by the way, is not journalism, it is partisianship.

Let’s stop this foolishness in which those of us who have worked our lives to obtain an education are then villified as some sort of elitist mob which hasn’t any understanding of ‘Joe Six Pack’ . Education should be the goal of ALL Americans, both for ourselves and our children. It is the tool which carries us all forward to success and the great equalizer in our society.

By: TigerTzu

TigerTzu — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:29:59 +0000

If I want lies and distorted facts in place of actual news and journalistic integrity, I’ll buy the National Enquirer.

By: Bud Clark

Bud Clark — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:17:57 +0000

Well, if they hire Evangelicals, odds are that they’ll get an adulterer or a child molester in the bargain (see today’s story on evangelist Tony Alamo, or check the morgue for stores on Swaggart, Haggard, etc. etc. etc.). The REAL reason news organizations won’t hire evangelicals is that they are apparently genetically incapable of telling the TRUTH … that’s sort of an important requirement for a reporter.

Q – What’s a thousand preachers at the bottom of the ocean?
A – Barely a start.

Bud Clark
San Diego CA USA

By: Elaygee

Elaygee — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:46:36 +0000

Sure, how about hiring some neo Nazis and Facists so they can get good coverage, maybe some Sadists and child molesters too so they can be heard.