Journalists making a bad name

CNBC's journalist, Maria Bartiromo, creates a bad name for journalists, letting public relations take ruin a professional approach. An article from MarketWatch explains that this incident of a journalist turning diva has created a laughingstock for the media and CNBC. This scandal showed up on the cover of the Wall Street Journal, bringing out another addition to the story, Todd Thomson, who is allowing Bartiromo to lead on this lavish lifestyle. CNBC is trying to be looked at as the culprit when in reality they have created this for themselves by looking the other way and allowing Bartiromo to create this low name for herself. She's getting special attention and having an inappropriate relationship with Thomson, flying in the CitiGroup airplane, arguing there was nothing wrong with that.

This is just an example about how the media will tell viewers whatever they want to hide the real story behind the screen and the papers. Bartiromo is now getting even more special attention even though she has created turmoil for the station. Now she is even blocking the spot for a new and more professional journalist to take her spot. Instead, she is taking the spotlight even more and allowing this drama to make the headlines. Writers say this is not going to go away anytime soon. This should be a good example to all of us who want to be in the media writing and in broadcast. We need to have high standards and not allow favoritism and materialistic desires get in the way of our career.

On "Blogging behind gauze"

In searching on the site Buzz MachineI came across the article Blogging behind gauze. This writer speaks about how blogs can often be taken too serious and can be used against us even though we may be writing strictly for our own personal entertainment, and that of our readers. Basically, things that we write must be accuratly explained if we're writing about a specific instance, such as the current topic of Saddam Hussein's execution, as writen about in this blog. Also, the article suggests to not write about our boss's or anyone in high regaurd to avoid miswriting or leaving something to be found out by the wrong person. Ultimatly, we need to be careful what is said and be sure to keep it accurate and safe in topic.

What this takes me back to is the reason for the birth of blogs. Were they meant only for our personal use, maybe as journals, to jot thoughts down and bring them to the table for fellow readers? Or have these online posts come to be taken so seriously that we have to treat them as research papers?

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