oceanlover's Comments (245)

“that old ph art!!! yikes!!!!!!!!!!!”

“you are right...I am not an expert on Jack Welch...he could be a royal arse for all I know....bu­t on MJ...he has been blatantly open honest about the corruption and dealings on Wall Street and he is not straight partisan..­.in that he can very critical of those on the right as well as the left.”

“Did he mention that the mortgage is being underwritten by taxpayers?”

“Cafferty isn't a bigot with hate as his motivation.
He's a real character, says what he thinks without spite or malice, and is loved by a great many people from all areas of the political spectrum. Who aren't conspiracy theorists, that is.”

“Jack is one of the best people at CNN.”

“Cafferty and Dobbs are vastly different personalities and it's a crass comment to compare the two. Cafferty has a conscience and is stalwart in (usually) in presenting the news in the truth and keeping his opinions out of the narrative. Frankly, he doesn't get enough airtime.”

“Jack Cafferty is one of the only things worth watching on CNN, please leave that guy out of this.”

“And she loves to wear provocative clothing and shock people. She is all about self-promotion, nothing more. You are giving her way too much credit. Her acting abilities have improved. That is what impressed you. Just wait...it'­s just a matter of time until she "trys her hand at acting".”

“It was scripted!”

“agreed.

but beauty aside, she is still overrated as a performer and recording artist.”

“She injected her personal experience into the matter which makes her part of the equation.”

“No . . . .”

“I completely agree that "generalists" are disappearing, but I completely disagree with the notion people shouldn't go to J-school (with one reservation).

It may come as a surprise, but like me, many of my colleagues in UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism had "specialty" degrees in other areas before we made our way there. Several of my colleagues in the Knight Program for Science and Environmental Journalism had undergrad degrees in various science disciplines--mine was Environmental Policy. But there are other ways to become a "specialis­t." One of my fellow TAs for an Intro to Mass Comm class, studied Journalism at AZ State and was pursuing a Masters in Public Policy--hers was the opposite way to approach the education, but we have similar goals.

I learned many important lessons while in J-school, including the discovery that complicated topics (whether in business, science and environmental issues, public heath) are best covered by someone who has an intimate understanding of the subject. Perhaps one of the most important things I learned was how to use new media tools to tell my stories and get rid of the idea I am a "print" journalist.

There are valid reasons for not attending J-school--most importantly paying for it.

I think journalism HAS to get "smarter" to survive. Hopefully there will soon be a higher economic value for specialized knowledge and compelling visual presentation than there currently is for sensational, slick, celebrity-driven info-tainment.”

“I agree! The value is almost insignificant. This deal stinks. Something funny is going on.”

“Or she's just mortified that everyone now thinks he was "single and free to date," when she was, in fact, living with him in a long-term committed relationship.

That would turn infuriate any woman.

(I feel sort of sorry for him. Little did he know that his apologists would leap to his defense in this way and make her out to be a zero.)”

“Oh, I think she had plenty of clues. More than clues--she knew the deal, but it was an unspoken one. Now not so much.”

“Bullsheet, she's a former staffer.”