Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!intercon!kdb@InterCon.uu.net From: kdb@InterCon.uu.net (Kurt Baumann) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: Re: In Moderation Message-ID: <09-Jul-89.232853@192.41.214.241> Date: 10 Jul 89 03:17:19 GMT References: <4907@ficc.uu.net> <24AF7C38.8967@ateng.com> <24A91A67.28396@ateng.com> <14219@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Sender: news@intercon.UUCP Reply-To: Kurt Baumann Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation Lines: 42 In article <4907@ficc.uu.net>, cliff@ficc.uu.net (cliff click) writes: > In article <14219@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, mjm@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Michael > McClennen) writes: > > Here's an idea: Why don't the IMN people simply distribute (via whatever > > mechanism they choose) each day a comment on the day's news feed -- a list of > > articles that they deem worth reading > > Sounds like a good idea to me! > > My worry with the IMN concept is the *uncontrolled* censorship which may > lead to an unwarranted bias in reader's opinions. Suppose IMN's editor was > recently laid off from Apple - he might subconsiously pass more articles > tilted against Apple than for it, despite their equally high quality. In > short, the IMN's readers will get to pick up the built-in biases of the > IMN's editors. Heaven help us if the IMN's editors are bribable... > > -- > Cliff Click, Software Contractor at Large > Business: uunet.uu.net!ficc!cliff, cliff@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5368 (w). > Disclaimer: lost in the vortices of nilspace... +1 713 568 3460 (h). Then don't subscribe to the service. That is a simple way to take care of your fears isn't it? You or anyone can still read the FULL and uneditted feed on your machine. This isn't being done for the entire net, just those who want it. I read a newspaper everyday, they have a tendency to edit stories the way that they want them to appear. That happens all of the time. Everyone should be aware that reading it in print does not give it validity, take anything you read with a grain of salt. Just as those who decide to subscribe to INM will be aware that they are reading editted material, so should you. Even the news on TV is slanted to some extent. So what is the problem? Suppose that President Bush yelled at Dan Rather on TV? Do you think that that would have an affect on Dan's reporting about Bush? Your damn right it would (will :-)). So what you are saying is that anyone with a beef against someone should not be an editor? You better start sending your letters to CBS... -- Kurt Baumann InterCon Systems Corporation 46950 Community Plaza Suite 101-132 Sterling, VA 22170 Phone: 703.450.7117