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And who caused this to happen?
In a world where the press has removed the lines between public and private life, very few people are even willing to give the press the time of day. Hour long interviews are cropped into 3 minute sound bites with the "reporter" deciding what part of what you said was important and discarding everything else. Quoting a partial sentence is even acceptable. And adding "appeal" to the story is standard fare. One needs look no further than right here at ZDNet and how headlines are used to "grab attention" of the reader and then backed away from in the article. It's not hard for me as a reader to see these headlines and imagine an Editor somewhere telling the reporter to "snazzy up" a headline. After all, that's the business they are in, selling headlines.

Of course that is rarely enough for the press when they need a story. Invading peoples private lives, following the spouse or kids around for a snap shot on a bad hair day, or as they like to say, "looking for the dirt" are all fair game in today's world.

Let me hand you a little something as food for thought. If people are hiding from the press and keeping their opinions to themselves when they once spoke freely, it's because the press has taught them not doing so is a very big mistake. Gutless? That may be, but some would call it plain old fashioned common sense...
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 04/09/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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And who caused this to happen?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/09/04
Either way, result's the same  Art Jones 3 | 04/09/04
Perhaps  rapson | 04/09/04
Excellent post!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/09/04
I just wish it would do some good  rapson | 04/09/04
Wear it with pride!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/09/04
if they did not have the guts needed to do their jobs  V Sanders | 04/09/04
Even more ironic  Robert Crocker | 04/09/04
Silence of the lambs? Ironic isn't the word  furl12@... | 04/09/04
A non US citizen's view  DevilsAdvocado | 04/10/04
re to non us view  raterry@... | 04/12/04
Stupid arguments  pauliusp | 05/07/04
Ironic isn't a word I would use...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/12/04
True but....  DB_z | 04/09/04
Hmm, I'm betting...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/09/04
Wow, I've got the power  DB_z | 04/09/04
Maybe not quite that much...  John L. Ries | 04/13/04
if a cxo cares about what the people think of him  V Sanders | 04/09/04
All CxO's are beholden to the investors!  B.O.F.H. | 04/11/04
Of course they are!  John L. Ries | 04/13/04
Good Post  richhayes | 04/09/04
rekindled faith !  DevilsAdvocado | 04/09/04
Couple of points...  John L. Ries | 04/10/04
re: ...more willingness from CEOs to explain their positions publicly...  furl12@... | 04/11/04
well duh  V Sanders | 04/09/04
Offshore Silence  mylo@... | 04/09/04
Another reason they aren't talking.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/10/04
It's ALL about Corporate greed vs. Patriotism  jwschull@... | 04/12/04
Corporate Greed and the IRS...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/12/04
I pay huge taxes!  amoore_mooremgt.com | 04/12/04
Corporate Greed and the IRS...  seosamh_z | 04/13/04
this is bull  V Sanders | 04/17/04
Reading comprehension should be required  CPT1985 | 05/15/04
Not a new story at all.. Oh No  raterry@... | 04/12/04
Why would offshoring beneficiaries invite problems?  ejhonda | 04/12/04
big donations come from businesses  V Sanders | 04/13/04
Everyday Voter?  sal@... | 05/13/04
A point to salmagnone  CPT1985 | 05/15/04
Offshore Silence  Fred Lyons | 05/07/04

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