12 Responses to “Jordan Times Goes On A Propagandistic Rant”  

1. 1 secratea on Apr 12th, 2008 said:

   extremely naive and totally bias! you know what?.. you should send the editor the debate that took place in your previous entry.. this mighttt trigger the editor/writer to look at the subject matter from different perspectives…? (sigh)

2. 2 hamede on Apr 13th, 2008 said:

   ‘but premises serving national or foreign purposes”i didn’t get it.

3. 3 Moey on Apr 13th, 2008 said:

   depends…

4. 4 Layla on Apr 13th, 2008 said:

   This propagandistic rant is only the tip of the iceberg. When I read the Jordan Times, I tend to think of it as the Disneyland version of Jordanian life.

5. 5 Umm Daoud on Apr 13th, 2008 said:

   Wow, the article is so incredibly vague that it’s amazing anyone can believe this story. If I didn’t know what was going on, I wouldn’t even understand what they’re talking about.

6. 6 T on Apr 13th, 2008 said:

   I think the Jordan Times has certainly deteriorated recently. Some of their editorials are so feeble and this particular one is ridiculous. T

7. 7 Dave on Apr 14th, 2008 said:

   Well, it is an editorial. I expect the main news articles to be unbiased and fair, but editorials, by nature, reflect the attitude of the writer (such as it is).

8. 8 Ali on Apr 14th, 2008 said:

   Another Jordanian Beraucratic Journalisim

9. 9 NOX magazine on Apr 14th, 2008 said:

   Congratulations, Nas, for getting to the end of a Jordan Times piece without scratching out your eyes and pouring bleach in the empty sockets…

   It’s just plain embarrassing.

10. 10 Nas on Apr 14th, 2008 said:

    “Well, it is an editorial. I expect the main news articles to be unbiased and fair, but editorials, by nature, reflect the attitude of the writer (such as it is).”

    Dave, your confusing editorials with op/eds. The latter is the sole opinion of the writer whereas the editorial is written in the name of the publication and is representative of the publication’s intentions/beliefs/ideology/leanings.

11. 11 Dave on Apr 14th, 2008 said:

    Nas, I was going by the following definition:

    Editorial: of or relating to a section in a newspaper, often written by the editor, that expresses an opinion.

    I assume that a newspaper editor can be as biased as he/she would like to be in an editorial, but must leave said biases at the door when it comes to news articles.

12. 12 Nas on Apr 14th, 2008 said:

    Then Jordan Times fits neither definition

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