Wednesday, February 23, 2005
You Might Not Be A Journalist If....
Francis Volpe, discussing Gannon/Guckert, channels Jeff Foxworthy:
I'm sure the administration would prefer it not be represented in its future propaganda endeavors by any more HotMilitaryStuds.com. So perhaps they might want to adopt a more thorough screening process of the kind advocated by that noted media critic Jeff Foxworthy: "You might not be a journalist if..." • … all your biggest stories are about you instead of by you. • … you submit White House press releases as original stories. That was typical of Gannon's M.O., although you can't check for yourself anymore — Talon News has scrubbed all of Gannon's "work" off its site. • … you have a secret life. You won't have the secret for long, and a big enough secret might just cost you your career once revealed. Ask Jayson Blair and Jack Kelley. • … you get paid $200 an hour or $1,200 a weekend, the rates listed in Gannon's online escort ads. You certainly wouldn't be a print journalist, I can assure you from experience.
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