Comments on: Executive Order http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/09/15/executive-order/ (It's not defined!) Tue, 22 May 2012 15:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Blair http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/09/15/executive-order/#comment-4450 Blair Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:06:50 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/?p=1470#comment-4450 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Moran" rel="nofollow">Terry Moran</a> is one of the co-anchors of <em>Nightline</em>. That (combined with his background) may give him enough clout to avoid being fired over this. Along with the other things this event may be (and it's right now getting some airplay on the pop station I have on) it's also a good reminder that the "instant reporting" possible with a tool such as Twitter is a multi-edged sword. Terry Moran is one of the co-anchors of Nightline. That (combined with his background) may give him enough clout to avoid being fired over this.

Along with the other things this event may be (and it’s right now getting some airplay on the pop station I have on) it’s also a good reminder that the “instant reporting” possible with a tool such as Twitter is a multi-edged sword.

]]> By: Dave Learn http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/2009/09/15/executive-order/#comment-4449 Dave Learn Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:52:38 +0000 http://dactylmanor.org/blair/zero/?p=1470#comment-4449 As someone who's worked in the news media as a reporter, I can say that the reporter was out of line in reporting (or "Tweeting") Obama's comments, though I wouldn't exactly call them private. This was obviously some sort of informal group B.S. session before the press conference started, and everyone knows the rules for informal B.S. It's great a time to fish for stories, and if you want to follow up on a comment later, go ahead, but any comments made during that time are not for reporting. This isn't really a "watch the media" moment, as much as it is a "remember that nothing is private when it's said in public" moment -- and that's especially true when you're a public figure like, say, the president of the United States. The reporter probably has been terminated, but for Obama, I'd say it's a minor gaffe. "Jackass" is a mild term overall, and given the context, it's clearly just a personal reaction to someone's behavior. It's not like he characterized a reporter as an @$$hole when the mike was live. That sort of comment comes from an entirely different place, and it IS flat-out inappropriate to be sharing in anywhere the most private conversations. As someone who’s worked in the news media as a reporter, I can say that the reporter was out of line in reporting (or “Tweeting”) Obama’s comments, though I wouldn’t exactly call them private. This was obviously some sort of informal group B.S. session before the press conference started, and everyone knows the rules for informal B.S. It’s great a time to fish for stories, and if you want to follow up on a comment later, go ahead, but any comments made during that time are not for reporting.

This isn’t really a “watch the media” moment, as much as it is a “remember that nothing is private when it’s said in public” moment — and that’s especially true when you’re a public figure like, say, the president of the United States.

The reporter probably has been terminated, but for Obama, I’d say it’s a minor gaffe. “Jackass” is a mild term overall, and given the context, it’s clearly just a personal reaction to someone’s behavior. It’s not like he characterized a reporter as an @$$hole when the mike was live. That sort of comment comes from an entirely different place, and it IS flat-out inappropriate to be sharing in anywhere the most private conversations.

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