tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post3128770217790539668..comments2023-10-14T04:54:09.328-05:00Comments on Fumbling for Words: LanguageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-69276380982987944452007-04-09T08:48:00.000-05:002007-04-09T08:48:00.000-05:00'Even' journalists? I'd say 'especially' journalis...'Even' journalists? I'd say 'especially' journalists. Don't trust them as far as I can throw them. Probably because I kind of am one. LOLKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294875846897876747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-43898005955137551112007-04-06T06:18:00.000-05:002007-04-06T06:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for the thought. I suppose everything we ca...Thanks for the thought. I suppose everything we can encounter is biased to a degree. I love subjectivity though - 'the unexamined life is not worth living'.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712024237175327405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-86681164511388843892007-04-05T18:59:00.000-05:002007-04-05T18:59:00.000-05:00I agree with you, Heather. Our news goes through ...I agree with you, Heather. Our news goes through so many spin cycles before we're allowed to read it ...<BR/><BR/>I'm with Kila. I stopped following the news years ago. The lies and half-Truths and scandals and death and suffering. It's all too much for me.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337368222656258247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-25429215214145182382007-04-05T18:47:00.000-05:002007-04-05T18:47:00.000-05:00Yes, I've noticed. I can't stand reading newspape...Yes, I've noticed. I can't stand reading newspapers anymore; I get too mad.Kilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412146547477399452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-61148538129736298572007-04-05T16:00:00.000-05:002007-04-05T16:00:00.000-05:00(Hit enter before I meant to.)I think they were be...(Hit enter before I meant to.)<BR/><BR/>I think they were being held hostage -- the British version is believable and the GPS can be verified by satelite tracking,<BR/><BR/>And, initially there appeared to be a political "ransom" requirement. <BR/>There is much info out there..... it's just finding the bits of truth.<BR/><BR/>But, back to the original thought about journalism and spin. <BR/>We've had our own personal experience with that <BR/><BR/>My hubby was on a bike ride with 7 others... and they were riding east just outside the fog line...<BR/>when a car heading west, pulled out @ apprx 70mps and passed a semi truck.<BR/><BR/>The bikers all crashed their bikes into the gravel ditches and saved their own lives-- except for one woman who got hit head on. Won't go into death details.<BR/><BR/>Hubby is a retired firefighter (paramedic)... he secured the scene. <BR/><BR/>Newspaper story was all wrong. The woman got "killed" a second time in print.<BR/>It really opened my eyes to truth in media.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-17113493071884682182007-04-05T15:44:00.000-05:002007-04-05T15:44:00.000-05:00There was the British version and the Iranian Vers...There was the British version and the Iranian Version<BR/><A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/6502805.stm" REL="nofollow">BBC News: The Two Versions</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>There were others using that term "Hostage"<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1618003.ece" REL="nofollow">Times On Line: Iran Hostages are back in Britain</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=0859ac9c-6d87-4a94-a691-868bcc98c3f8&k=91299" REL="nofollow">The Vancouver Sun: Toronto Markets Dip on British Hostage News</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>I thought they were hostages.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-76423969562171161882007-04-05T12:57:00.000-05:002007-04-05T12:57:00.000-05:00You are too right.Recently an old friend of mine w...You are too right.<BR/><BR/>Recently an old friend of mine was involved in an Amber Alert (he took his children). Although what he did was wrong - the media's "spin" and the words they used made him sound like a mentally deranged man....and he's not. <BR/><BR/>As for the media - sensationalism seems to be what it is all about.<BR/><BR/>For George Bush - well, I'll remain mum, since I don't have anything good to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-11851312886026100912007-04-05T12:35:00.000-05:002007-04-05T12:35:00.000-05:00the power of language must never be underestimated...the power of language must never be underestimated......its a powerful thing.BarnGoddess_01https://www.blogger.com/profile/06178909105522973082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-51078406954899250112007-04-05T11:06:00.000-05:002007-04-05T11:06:00.000-05:00I agree, it's all about those connotations that go...I agree, it's all about those connotations that go with each word chosen.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-55073560881723528502007-04-05T10:42:00.000-05:002007-04-05T10:42:00.000-05:00I heard him say that and I thought the same thing....I heard him say that and I thought the same thing. I believe we are to support our leadership, no matter your boss, your husband, your pastor, or in this case the President. What I am learning now is that we can support them, pray for them ,but we don't have to agree with them. <BR/><BR/>btw I tagged you for a meme today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629687.post-18862873876680593102007-04-05T08:31:00.000-05:002007-04-05T08:31:00.000-05:00Ah yes, media and political spin. If there is one ...Ah yes, media and political spin. If there is one thing I took away from high school, it is to be wary and aware of biases and spin tactics. Everyone has an agenda.karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483505184799130550noreply@blogger.com