Friday, November 27, 2009

Censorship


4 comments:

not securely anchored said...

What we imagine when an editor bleeps out a word or deletes a post is often far worse than the offensive original. You can't build trust in journalism with a heavy hand on the delete button.

Truth Ferret said...

Yeah. try posting something to shake up Chris and you will be deleted faster than JackRobinson.

Edith Ann said...

I have this mental image of Cobler with a Blackberry in each hand so he can Twitter on one, check the Advocate forum on the other.

Initially he seemed kind of laid back, but I've decided he is completely anal about the comments. It's a wonder he gets anything done.

Pilot said...

He should consider himself lucky at this point, that the only ethics issue he has to deal with is the lack of any in his current online hatchet man comments cop job, rather than anyone bringing up reasons he is here in the first place as opposed to in a loftier position he was planning for elsewhere. At some point, quality, accuracy, reliability, or lack thereof, and the superficial, tabloid appearance of the Advocate, and the fact that the online version, is nothing more than a Chris Cobler Myface site, subject to his whims as to what is allowed and what is not, will be the reason for his exit. Yes, we are evolving toward an online world, but it has to happen in a more open and less gestapo like atmosphere if those driving it expect to keep their jobs. Whether it is people who put a check in the mail for their subscription, or people who register on a site and log on for their news, you can only screw and strike down so many before the rest become wary and demand change.