Friday, July 25, 2008
The Los Angeles Times has its rules
A major American newspaper has banned its employees from even mentioning the existence of a story about John Edwards.
It seems to me that it is never smart to order journalists not to write about something. Even if they comply with the substantive requirements of the edict, reporters will complain loudly about the fact of the edict which will then provoke interest in the underlying story. And, of course, it makes your newspaper look as though it is in the tank for a political party (although in that regard the Los Angeles Times has no important reputation to tarnish).
MORE: Fox News apparently has no such rule.
4 Comments:
By 
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Fri Jul 25, 12:28:00 PM:
Banning reporters from commenting on stories becomes an open invitation to the rest of the press to find out what all the fuss is about.
This may bring the story out faster than it would have otherwise.
By , at
Fri Jul 25, 03:19:00 PM:
God help this man see what he has become . beware your sin will find you out.
By 
JPMcT, at
Fri Jul 25, 08:10:00 PM:
I muse about whether the same ban would have been created had the scandal been a Republican pol.
By Miss Ladybug, at
Fri Jul 25, 09:42:00 PM:
I'm guess this means Edwards won't be Obama's VP for sure, now...
