Comments on: Can journalists be a fan of a politician? http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/12/04/can-journalists-be-a-fan-of-a-politician/ This is a conversation. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The politics of friending with politicans « Sarah Hartley http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/12/04/can-journalists-be-a-fan-of-a-politician/comment-page-1/#comment-31595 The politics of friending with politicans « Sarah Hartley Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:44:08 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1926#comment-31595 [...] was a topic that Paul Bradshaw picked up last week when he asked the question, “can journalists be a fan of a politician?“  but was also brought home to me when a local politician attempted to friend me on Facebook [...] [...] was a topic that Paul Bradshaw picked up last week when he asked the question, “can journalists be a fan of a politician?“  but was also brought home to me when a local politician attempted to friend me on Facebook [...]

]]> By: paulbradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/12/04/can-journalists-be-a-fan-of-a-politician/comment-page-1/#comment-30194 paulbradshaw Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:31:20 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1926#comment-30194 Yes, you were getting too powerful, Perth. I had to take you down. Yes, you were getting too powerful, Perth. I had to take you down.

]]> By: The Worst of Perth http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/12/04/can-journalists-be-a-fan-of-a-politician/comment-page-1/#comment-30034 The Worst of Perth Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:46:55 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1926#comment-30034 And also fan isn't really the right word in facebook, as it doesn't sort of exactly mean fan per se, just like friend doesn't quite sit right, when aquaintance or contact might be a better word. On the other hand, it's probably best not to put yourself in that position, because this is what happens. BTW I see you dropped the comment system while I was en conference in new zealand. I kinda liked being #2 commenter. And also fan isn’t really the right word in facebook, as it doesn’t sort of exactly mean fan per se, just like friend doesn’t quite sit right, when aquaintance or contact might be a better word. On the other hand, it’s probably best not to put yourself in that position, because this is what happens. BTW I see you dropped the comment system while I was en conference in new zealand. I kinda liked being #2 commenter.

]]> By: Pareidoliac http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/12/04/can-journalists-be-a-fan-of-a-politician/comment-page-1/#comment-29775 Pareidoliac Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:11:10 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=1926#comment-29775 Why on earth can't a journalist be a 'fan' of a politician? Or for that matter why can't a politician be a 'fan' of say a football star or poet or even an artist say Damien Hirst for example? I suspect the question is only asked because of naive understandings of journalism as an exercise in 'objectivity'. But history has a way of being little more than the rise and fall of partialities and passions. Why on earth can’t a journalist be a ‘fan’ of a politician? Or for that matter why can’t a politician be a ‘fan’ of say a football star or poet or even an artist say Damien Hirst for example?

I suspect the question is only asked because of naive understandings of journalism as an exercise in ‘objectivity’. But history has a way of being little more than the rise and fall of partialities and passions.

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