Where is the shame?

[closeupready]

Do media organizations have any shame anymore? And if not, why should anyone they talk about feel anything but contempt? They are exploiting news sheerly for profit, and absolutely nothing more - no interest or dedication to truth or informing the public responsibly.

>>Rupert Murdoch issued a belated defense of the New York Post's coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings on Saturday.

The paper has been besieged with criticism for its faulty reporting of the attacks. The Post said 12 people had died, when only three had; it said a Saudi man was a "suspect" in "custody", when he wasn't; and, perhaps most gallingly, it splashed pictures of two young men on its front page even though it admitted it did not know whether they were suspects or not. The men turned out to be completely innocent. One was 17 years old; he told the Associated Press that he was scared to go outside.

The Post is not a paper that apologizes very often, and it did not apologize for its Boston coverage either. Its owner continued that trend when he tweeted about the controversy on Saturday:

All NYPost pics were those distributed by FBI. And instantly withdrawn when FBI changed directions.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/20/rupert-murdoch-new-york-post_n_3122453.html

What are your thoughts?

[mike_c]

1. the NY Post must be a PR arm of the the FBI...

...because they sure as hell are not journalists if they simply repeat false information rather than investigating or vetting it.

[closeupready]

2. If they consider themselves part of the much-vaunted "Fourth Estate", then

they need to be more accountable to spreading misinformation. Otherwise, there ought to be some kind of journalistic charter which can be revoked.

Obviously, the First Amendment prohibits censorship, but it doesn't prohibit private accreditation.