Falsifying Stories

I do not think that blatant falsifying stories is a widespread problem. What I think happens more than often is not enough fact checking. I do not think that reporters sit around and think how they can write a false story to hurt someone for the main reason that being sued is never fun.

I also do not think journalists should have liscenses. In terms of logistics, how would you give them out? What would be the requirements?

Also, I do not think journalists are the same as doctors or attorneys in that you have to have many many years of schooling followed by graduate school. I disagree with the University dean on the video we watched when he said bloggers are not journalists. When I heard him say that I immediately thought, "Of course he is saying that, he gets paid to teach people at a school to be journlists. If people could be journalists without the schooling he would be out of a job."

The other point to make is that just because someone CAn be a journlist does not mean they are a good one.