Analyze This
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
'Analyst', 'specialist', and 'expert' sound like credible titles. However, their credibility needs to be matched up against their credentials.
According to an article from The Huffington Post, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin stumbled after Stephen Colbert's asked what the government mandates Americans to purchase. Colbert admitted that he had not thought out his argument.
Regardless of Colbert's uncommon sense, he still managed to stump an 'analyst.' His unintentional success is unnerving.
Journalists, specialists, analysts, experts, or any one reporting on a subject should research it. This is especially true for those who are supposed to be authorities on the subject.
Last week, my blog was about the public's lack of trust in the press. Toobin is an example of why citizens are wary of reporters.
It will take a team effort in order to restore trust in journalists. All reporters need to quadruple check facts and research a subject until they know more about it than they know about themselves.
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