tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post2662946725726701499..comments2024-03-06T07:06:38.928-08:00Comments on JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader: A book storyRay Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-36469893598340067312008-08-20T01:24:00.000-07:002008-08-20T01:24:00.000-07:00This one sent me off on a chain of follow ups ... ...This one sent me off on a chain of follow ups ... which doesn't seem to be over, yet.<br><br>It found in me echoes from the newspaper destruction of a life in my "Barry George" post of 2nd August.<br><br>The extent to which news is made up or taken on little evidence frightens me ... the book story is enlightening in the matter of "chinese whisper" reporting.Felix Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02671307886543109425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-57849815938227835972008-08-25T04:50:00.000-07:002008-08-25T04:50:00.000-07:00Yes. This one isn't world-shaking in its conse...Yes. This one isn't world-shaking in its consequences, but it's interesting in showing the anatomy of how these things work. It is rather viral, in having both a "payload" (a very feelgood story) and "shielding" that discourages critical analysis (you feel a positive rat to doubt the veracity of an old lady doing something humanitarian).Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.com