tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post8484799461097180548..comments2023-10-24T01:17:35.297-07:00Comments on Etaoin Shrdlu: Whatever happened to facts?Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-53123698314748648252012-10-30T18:16:02.541-07:002012-10-30T18:16:02.541-07:00Howard, I've been a working journalist for 30 ...Howard, I've been a working journalist for 30 years now and I can tell you exactly what happened. There was a war between truth and balance and truth lost -- badly.<br /><br />When I started in this business, a good journalist was one who did the kind of footwork you outlined above, and then wrote what the research showed to be best, most factual version. Fairness meant keeping an open and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com