We loved Tokyo Vice and have just finished the third series when what is necessary to tell the truth becomes even more blurry. We haven't seen 'Enemy of the People' but will now look it up. I imagine it's a very narrow tightrope for journalists to walk sometimes. 'Lies, damn lies, and statistics' could easily be 'lies, damn lies, and journalism'. Should the truth have to be exaggerated/distorted to get a story? Possibly not. Should it be exaggerated/distorted so that people will understand its potential impact? Possibly.
Thanks, Paula. I'll certainly look at the third season of Tokyo Vice. I adhere to a conservative school of journalism: report what you see, but mindful that "wishful thinking has its counterpart in wishful seeing". Thanks Abraham Kaplan's (1964, The Conduct of Inquiry) observation, not mine. Exaggeration is a lens you look through with caution. Your retina may fry.
We loved Tokyo Vice and have just finished the third series when what is necessary to tell the truth becomes even more blurry. We haven't seen 'Enemy of the People' but will now look it up. I imagine it's a very narrow tightrope for journalists to walk sometimes. 'Lies, damn lies, and statistics' could easily be 'lies, damn lies, and journalism'. Should the truth have to be exaggerated/distorted to get a story? Possibly not. Should it be exaggerated/distorted so that people will understand its potential impact? Possibly.
Thanks, Paula. I'll certainly look at the third season of Tokyo Vice. I adhere to a conservative school of journalism: report what you see, but mindful that "wishful thinking has its counterpart in wishful seeing". Thanks Abraham Kaplan's (1964, The Conduct of Inquiry) observation, not mine. Exaggeration is a lens you look through with caution. Your retina may fry.