tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174818662993882005.post1633502339386613584..comments2023-08-13T02:41:59.724-05:00Comments on Daktari: Journalists who don't understand their professionDaktarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291715601733518982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174818662993882005.post-73533636898204999612009-11-21T18:05:37.421-06:002009-11-21T18:05:37.421-06:00The guy sounds like a douchebag... but really? I m...The guy sounds like a douchebag... but really? I mean, what if he was researching who the commenter was for a story on, say, the origins of on-line trolling? I mean, it seems to me he did violate the terms of use of the STL-D in contacting the employer, but at least the story you linked to made it seem like he thought he was going to get a student in mild trouble, not get someone fired (or Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444952585830773530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174818662993882005.post-51481161762151240272009-11-22T11:08:53.729-06:002009-11-22T11:08:53.729-06:00J, there are two things I think you are failing to...J, there are two things I think you are failing to see here through your alcoholic fog :P.<br><br>1. A journalist above all other professions should understand the right to anonymity. Journalists bread and butter are anonymous sources. The same rights they extend to sources should also be extended to the general public. Yes, they might cut down on the juvenile bathroom humor if they forced Daktarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08291715601733518982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174818662993882005.post-36053673995713088962009-11-24T14:48:31.373-06:002009-11-24T14:48:31.373-06:00Eh, I still think you're way overestimating th...Eh, I still think you're way overestimating the pertinent douchebaggery here.<br><br>Journalists should appreciate anonymity? Surely you realize, they only appreciate it when it serves them. As well they should -- I would say hunting down people's activities or identities in defiance of social norms is invaluable when it is, say, whistleblowing or other historical investigation. The fact Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10444952585830773530noreply@blogger.com