Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 08:04:33 06/07/01
Looking at the posts about Burgess article it is clear that there is a gross misconception of what journalism is or should be. Too many scandalized complains about how light it is, how poor info gives, etc. Too much frowned faces. No humour at all. Incredible lack of common sense, to say it straight. Gentlemen: journalism has many faces according the issue. It can be so serious as to be capable of killing the career of a President, it can discover conspiracies, it can be so sharp as to cut the fingers of the guy taking the newspaper, but also it can be just amusing if the case under inspection is not the big deal. I supposed everyboyd understood that in journalism, like in any other activity, there is room for degrees of engagement according situation. Well, chess computers is not the big deal, sorry, to be engaged soooo seriously. Clearly Burgess took the job as I would had done in his position: an opportunty to take a rest and get some fun for me and the readers. Maybe I -or other journalist- would had avoided some mistakes, but, for the average reader, what's the difference? What they are losing not knowing that the fritz that defeated DB is not the current Fritz, neither is DB? Come on, do not be so arrogant and narrow minded. Do not fall in the trap of every specialits in his field. Do not believe your job or your hobby is the great thing and that everybody must walk around whispering and careful like in the Vatican. I am really amazed that in between so many post, only three or four -one of them of them by 16 years old boy- show a solid degree of common sense. Fernando
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