This has been an interesting series: Neil Hartnell interviews every rich white businessman in the country to hear them cry in their beer about how tough their lives are right now.
When I was a newspaper editor, a reporter working for me exposed an illegal mafia gambling operation by placing a bet while working “undercover.” Standard operating procedure. The state prosecutor publicly thanked him for helping to expose the operation, and the reporter won a few journalism awards for his efforts. Welcome to the real world, bubba ... 😎
OK, I believe ya ... 🤣🤣 ... I did +25 years as a writer and editor at a major daily U.S. newspaper. Many stories ran with no specific writer’s name attached, for many perfectly valid reasons — tho fear of having a cop kick the shyte out of ya would not have been among them, for us.
It was not at all uncommon or considered to be unprofessional. A reporter could request that their byline be withheld for any number of valid reasons. The byline would then simply read “Staff report” — similar to this case.
Again ... I am often critical of The Trib, but not in this instance ... I once saw some cops kick the tar out of a mentally ill guy for no reason. Scary guys.
Your lofty ideals for journalism would be defensible in a first-world society where the individual reporter would be relatively safe from fear of vengeance at the hands of the police. Sadly, we both know this is not true in the Bahamas in the year 2020.
The Tribune published the story, and The Tribune will stand by it as an institution. Every day of the week The New York Times, The Times of London, etc., all run unsigned editorials on their opinion page. Go look. This is no different.
If the owners of the restaurant care to sue, they are free to do so — but keep in mind, in any action of libel, truth is the ultimate and perfect defense. You can’t successfully sue a newspaper just because their story made you look bad. And there is NO legal or ethical requirement that the story carry a byline.
I’m beginning to believe that maybe YOU are the owner of the restaurant ... 🤣🤣😎
Clamshell says...
Good question ...
On 'Economic implosion' fear if lockdown not relaxed
Posted 14 August 2020, 3:37 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
This has been an interesting series: Neil Hartnell interviews every rich white businessman in the country to hear them cry in their beer about how tough their lives are right now.
On 'Economic implosion' fear if lockdown not relaxed
Posted 14 August 2020, 3:17 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Maybe we should concentrate on keeping the lights on before we try launching satellites to track yachts. Just a thought.
On 'Airbnbs of ocean' face satellite tracking plans
Posted 14 August 2020, 3:14 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
When I was a newspaper editor, a reporter working for me exposed an illegal mafia gambling operation by placing a bet while working “undercover.” Standard operating procedure. The state prosecutor publicly thanked him for helping to expose the operation, and the reporter won a few journalism awards for his efforts. Welcome to the real world, bubba ... 😎
On EDITORIAL: Why do some get to show such blatant disregard?
Posted 14 August 2020, 9:32 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Uh ... the original story says the Tribune reporter and other patrons ordered and were served meals, too ... dunno if any egg was on the menu.
On EDITORIAL: Why do some get to show such blatant disregard?
Posted 13 August 2020, 7:30 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
OK, I believe ya ... 🤣🤣 ... I did +25 years as a writer and editor at a major daily U.S. newspaper. Many stories ran with no specific writer’s name attached, for many perfectly valid reasons — tho fear of having a cop kick the shyte out of ya would not have been among them, for us.
It was not at all uncommon or considered to be unprofessional. A reporter could request that their byline be withheld for any number of valid reasons. The byline would then simply read “Staff report” — similar to this case.
Again ... I am often critical of The Trib, but not in this instance ... I once saw some cops kick the tar out of a mentally ill guy for no reason. Scary guys.
On LEADING US BY EXAMPLE: The Tribune witnesses police officers defying restaurant lockdown rule
Posted 13 August 2020, 7:17 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
So that justifies what happened here? Or any other repugnant behavior? Really? Spare me.
On LEADING US BY EXAMPLE: The Tribune witnesses police officers defying restaurant lockdown rule
Posted 13 August 2020, 3:39 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Your lofty ideals for journalism would be defensible in a first-world society where the individual reporter would be relatively safe from fear of vengeance at the hands of the police. Sadly, we both know this is not true in the Bahamas in the year 2020.
The Tribune published the story, and The Tribune will stand by it as an institution. Every day of the week The New York Times, The Times of London, etc., all run unsigned editorials on their opinion page. Go look. This is no different.
If the owners of the restaurant care to sue, they are free to do so — but keep in mind, in any action of libel, truth is the ultimate and perfect defense. You can’t successfully sue a newspaper just because their story made you look bad. And there is NO legal or ethical requirement that the story carry a byline.
I’m beginning to believe that maybe YOU are the owner of the restaurant ... 🤣🤣😎
On LEADING US BY EXAMPLE: The Tribune witnesses police officers defying restaurant lockdown rule
Posted 13 August 2020, 3:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
No ... “Gravy” would be even worse, difficult as that is to believe.
On ‘Boiling point’ struck on COVID open inequality
Posted 13 August 2020, 1:45 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
... agree. Well said.
On LEADING US BY EXAMPLE: The Tribune witnesses police officers defying restaurant lockdown rule
Posted 13 August 2020, 1:40 p.m. Suggest removal