Comments on: No more excuses

By: Joe Noory

Joe Noory — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:41:05 +0000

So you believe that there is something good about journalism being funded by non-profit NGOs and by paragovernmental organizations? Are you sure that an organization established to promote one stance or policy or another is in some way a legitimate way of getting ‘unbiased news’ to the public?

Forget what they say, watch what they do, and be aware that they have their own motives other than that of honest reporting.
Whatever the image any of an organization of that sort is trying to promote, it’s a fig leaf for funded, advocacy journalism.

I’m stunned that there are jounalists, commentators, and observers who don’t see through that.

By: Marcel

Marcel — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:21:25 +0000

Real journalism? Yeah, like all those journalists who have been enthralled by the antidemocratic EU and fail to report to the peoples about how parliamentary democracy is being destroyed in favor of EU elitocracy.

Journalists my bottom.

By: Hajo Friedrich

Hajo Friedrich — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:36:48 +0000

Brigitte, thank you very much for this really useful information. It’s good news – not only for journalists, who still believe in real journalism. Also the public has one reason more to expect good investigative results of journalistic work. This is more and more necessary in a world, where vested interests don’t want light in their (?) business.
Let’s encourage more foundations and other money-sources to invest in this kind of journalism. Democracy desparately needs it.
One question: How to come in contact with possible partners in other countries?
Go on, “Watchdog”!