Friday, September 5, 2008
Don Wycliff's take on the Palin case
Loyola faculty member Don Wycliff wrote a column in today's Tribune about the Palin pregnancy. His take is that the pregnancy is not a newsworthy issue that should be left in the private sphere. Intelligently written, thoughtful piece. One of the things I find interesting is that he argues that the mainstream media should have distanced themselves from the story even as it was pushed onto the public forum by members of the blogosphere. It might indeed be a worrisome evolution if some gossiping dirt diggers from the blogosphere (though there are also many responsible bloggers out there) start to set the national media agenda.
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I really enjoyed reading Wycliff's article. He has some impressive perspectives on the entire issue.
I'm in his class and we discussed this topic before he wrote his article but I agree with him that the daughter should be left out of the mother's campaign. The media blew her pregnancy out of proportion when they should have been focusing on other aspects of the elections.
Maybe the reason Wycliff stated that the mainstream media should have left the pregnancy issue in the private sphere was to avoid gossipy bloggers from setting the national media agenda. There will always be people who feed off of scandal but that doesn't mean that professional journalists should feed into it. Yes, it may have been important that the pregnancy was addressed to stop the rumors that bloggers can often start, but I agree that the issue shouldn't have been blown into a giant nationwide news story.
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