Orwell quote on journalism vs. PR

[yurbud]

This might help some of the people here who have difficulty with Glenn Greenwald's work on Edward Snowden.

[Brickbat]

1. This is often attributed to Orwell, but it is not documented as his quote.

He certainly didn't write it, in any case.

[yurbud]

2. it's tough fit "attributed to" on a cardboard sign.

[Brickbat]

4. Better to just let the quote stand without the name, then, really.

[yurbud]

5. or change to "Orwellian"

[Brickbat]

7. An option.

[yurbud]

6. thanks for the challenge by the way. I looked it up and it is disputed

a friend challenged a Lincoln quote I posted about labor, and it turned out Lincoln DID say it, but the context made it sound far less radical.

[Octafish]

3. True, that.

As written upthread, it may be Orwell was channeling Rosebud:

“News is something somebody doesn't want printed; all else is advertising.” -- William Randolph Hearst

Doesn't matter, though, as the saying rings True.

[bvar22]

8. This might help some of the people here who have difficulty...

...with Glenn Greenwald's [font size=3]Pulitzer Prize Winning[/font] work on Edward Snowden.


You will know them by their WORKS.

[yurbud]

9. "the Pulitzer Prize is an inconsequential award given to extremists and

generic name-calling, ad hominem attacks, and glib put downs."

You can practically write the shills shit for them, they are so predictable.

[woo me with science]

10. K&R.

True no matter who said it.