R256434
2 years ago

This is an incredibly important issue to raise. The devolution of journalism has created a public that thinks there are no facts.

Making up history is the job of governments and public relations firms.

R256435
2 years ago

wow. great job!

R256440
2 years ago

Great article, but I’m a little surprised it was pushed through without another edit.

Example: “One would be willing to cut Andrew Potter some slack for his piece, where it not for the group”

There were some other glitches, but whatever. I’d 5 it if you could 5 articles.

R256441
2 years ago

I agree, nogunri. To be honest, I was expecting this to take a bit longer, with a lot more constructive criticism, before getting pushed through. I would completely understand if Anthony wanted to pull it for a revision, I don’t want the GNN standard for articles lowered.

If you have time (or even feel like bothering) could you PM me the glitches you noticed, or post them here? I’m trying to get a feel for what the writing of a proper GNN article entails.

R256451
2 years ago

British Petroleum has re-branded as Beyond Petroleum

Yeah, and the KKK could rebrand itself as Kool Kharitable Kiddies.

R256459
2 years ago

Maybe it is time to stop assuming that corporations have ethics, and recognise that PROFITS are their only motive. It is true that when we look at those tall shiney buildings and the suits and nice haircuts we really do assume those corporate people have morals, that they are “upright and decent folks”.

They are not. “Whatever it Takes” is their motto [see:Pres Bush] and if it takes lying cheating scoundrels to get it done, pay them extra. Nothing they do is bound by morality, from pollution of essential resources like air and water, to ruining pensioners. I could add in a few other crimes, but it might start to sound like I am angry.

R256461
2 years ago

yeah, having conservatives love Milton Friedman’s “the only responsability corporations have is to their shareholders” and at the same time trying to be “socially responsible” seems kinda…

R256467
2 years ago

Ethics in buisness is only a PR front. Profit for the shareholders is BY LAW the only goal a corporation can have. Henry Ford got sued and lost when he tried to raise the wages of his empolyees, because it worked against the profits that went to the shareholders. If ethical actions work against profits, they will be thrown out. And if slavery were still legal it would be great for profit, therefore the best thing for business. In fact that is why business “have to” outsource to countries with basically slave labor, because if we tried to pay living wages to people in this countrie that would work against the profit of the shareholders so would therefore be illegal.

R256483
2 years ago

Great article, but I’m a little surprised it was pushed through without another edit.

me to, it’s a great artilce but it needed a couple of minor edits

for example: his readers.They are -> spacing

or:

History is again being rewritten, this time by Andrew Potter of Macleans.ca.

Andrew Potter, a writer for Macleans.ca, raises an seemingly interesting issue …

I would loose the of Macleans.ca. in the sub

small stuff like that

but as I said: great article!

R256585
2 years ago

“It wasn’t the public who got screwed, as the left bemoans, it was the shareholders. What are the rest of us whining about?!?”

Chances are you work for company, chances are your coporate brass is just as shit filled as Enrons. Thats why we whine.

It sounds to me, simply put, us lefties are cracking down corrupt corporations. good. Oh heavens, however could they survive???

R256674
2 years ago

Interesting story, but, as mentioned by others, it’s difficult to ignore its grammatical errors, including what these days seems to be a ubiquitous misuse of “it’s.”
It’s = contraction of “it is” or “it has”
Its = possessive pronoun
From story:
“... and treating it’s workforce in an ever increasingly shoddy way …”
BAD
“It’s becoming an oft repeated argument …”
GOOD
Thank you for listening.

R256728
2 years ago

Thanks Bubba… I actually do appreciate it… I didn’t break out my copy of Strunk and White soon enough, assuming I would be called on this stuff before it got pushed to the front… in the future, i will have to be more careful at the get-go…

Good call…

And BurningMonk is right, the repetition of title was unnecessary… something I will keep in mind for next time…

R257634
2 years ago

Thanks guys. I’m glad I got the chance to correct all of those mistakes.

R257635
2 years ago

Who Can Protect Corporations From The Left

jesus can.

R257669
2 years ago

i want to formally, here, on TCSs blog, proclaim my shift in leftist sympathiy. I really feel sorry for the fuckers… I mean to value your worth on the whims of the global marketplace is semantically challenged at best.

success=property, money, and good credit

pathetic

R257764
2 years ago

Was this written by W. Bush “El Diablo”?

Profit is their motive, that is all. What to step on to get it, who cares??? Psychopaths?

R257766
2 years ago

By the way, -100000000er

R257791
2 years ago

By the way, -100000000er

huh?

R257796
2 years ago

5er * 20 million

R257843
2 years ago

Yes, but negative.

R257844
2 years ago

That’s senor peligroso put in his place.

R257859
2 years ago

LatinHacker – Was this written by W. Bush “El Diablo”?

Latin, what are you talking about? Honestly, I am curious…

R258025
2 years ago

My butt smells…..............................................................................................................

R258119
2 years ago

success=property, money, and good credit

Maybe to you that’s what = success.

R258125
2 years ago

is sarcasm in the house?