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11-12-2007, 02:55 AM
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She did not present a wholistic view of greek life. Mainly just NPCs, a few mentions of NPHC, and one or two locals.
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Exactly! That was one of the 1st things she mentioned in the book, that she was not going to focus on NPHC sororities. Her focus was NPC, just the negative though. The "over" exaggerated negatives!
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11-14-2007, 10:38 AM
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Exactly! That was one of the 1st things she mentioned in the book, that she was not going to focus on NPHC sororities. Her focus was NPC, just the negative though. The "over" exaggerated negatives!
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It was almost like she violated the journalist's code of ethics. Journalists aren't allowed to be biased in their reporting.
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11-14-2007, 11:06 AM
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Journalists aren't allowed to be biased in their reporting.
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Show me an unbiased journalist and I'll show you a good actor.
Seriously, I know journalists are supposed to present an unbiased story, but they're still human. I guess my question is (and I haven't read the book, or else the answer might be obvious to me), is she a journalist or a novelist?
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11-14-2007, 04:13 PM
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Show me an unbiased journalist and I'll show you a good actor.
Seriously, I know journalists are supposed to present an unbiased story, but they're still human. I guess my question is (and I haven't read the book, or else the answer might be obvious to me), is she a journalist or a novelist?
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I would guess both.
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11-15-2007, 12:47 AM
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It was almost like she violated the journalist's code of ethics. Journalists aren't allowed to be biased in their reporting.
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Oh, she totally violated the journalist's code! I remember one of the comments she made about how girls so attractive, with so much going for them can have interest in something so outdated. So, yes she was very biased!
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11-15-2007, 04:29 AM
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Oh, she totally violated the journalist's code! I remember one of the comments she made about how girls so attractive, with so much going for them can have interest in something so outdated. So, yes she was very biased!
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Writer does not necessarily equal journalist, even if the work is classified as non-fiction. News journalists are held to different standards and are afforded certain protections that "writers" are not.
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11-15-2007, 08:30 AM
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It's more like historical fiction - some basis in truth, but obviously manipulated and the "blanks" filled in by the author's imagination. She had an axe to grind, and went in with certain preconceived notions. It is what it is - a moneymaker for her, no doubt - but certainly not what I would consider a journalistic masterpiece. It wasn't even a good read in my opinion.
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