Quote:
Originally Posted by dksuddeth
so you're advocating that journalists should be licensed and authorized?
|
I think you may be putting words in his mouth...er...keyboard. I think he's simply acknowledging there's a problem present in this new world of information sharing. Everyone now has a platform to easily share information and because of that they may feel they have a right to...detain...anyone and demand answers. Imagine if anyone who wants to feels they can stop you on the street and ask you a question to be published to the world and there is some sort of expectation by the "reporter" that you MUST stop and answer their questions until they are satisfied. What if you have tickets to a show, or it's your son's birthday? There is a life after work, you know.
We all need to acknowledge there's been a change in how information is collected and that the line is now blurry on protocols in collecting that information. Now, I will be the first to say that our nation's congress are slaves to their master, the people. However, there has to be a limit to when their day ends and they simply become a working man who's going home to hug his wife and watch a little TV.
I don't have any answers. It's events like this which will more strongly define the new protocol. Hopefully, that protocol will never condone assault of the "reporter".