They do what journalists should be doing, refusing to take much — especially political rhetoric — at face value. Instead of being wowed by calculated speeches, they check the facts, point out what’s truth, what’s fiction and where the gray area lies.
Here’s the bottom line from their post yesterday:
THE BOTTOM LINE: While Perdue’s statement is technically true, it is also misleading. Those listening to her speech could think that the state has added thousands of jobs over the last two years. That is not the case.
Read the entire post here.
Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman is an independent journalist who contributes commentary on Creative Loafing’s CLog blog four days a week in addition to writing for several other local media organizations. To learn more, click the links or follow Rhi on Twitter.
This article appears in Feb 15-21, 2011.
A bit of honesty always helps. Does the Observer ever practice honesty?
BTW I like when Rhi posts most of the articles on the CL since she does not seem to have a political agenda that is more important than the truth.
Sounds a lot like you Griffin.
Then again you just bury your head in the dirt and sing loudly when anyone points out how woefully ignorant you are.