Fiction vs History?

[MalignD at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/24/04 8:56:41 AM, paul.mackin at verizon.net writes:


> <<In this present US election cycle an analogy of the difference between 
> history and fiction might be seen in the political coverage of a news 
> journalist.  When Bush says something exaggerated or completely fabricated about 
> Kerry, and in the same news cycle Kerry points to a recorded fact about the Bushs 
> misdeeds, should the reporter proceed to just parrot both statements in a 
> he-said/he-said manner?  I guess the answer depends on what the journalists 
> mission is.  Does he have a responsibility to point out which statements are 
> contrary to fact?  I think so.  Are lies indistinguishable from fact?  No,  
> Neither is history indistinguishable from fiction.>>
> 
No offense, but this is weak on a number of levels; substituting 
journalism--and the worst sort of "journalism" at that--for history only the most flagrant 
weakness.


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