[BNM] [OT] just the facts

[joe aliferis]

go further

whilst separating style from content is meaningful in the world of 
publishing, in this context, it is neither meangingful nor feasible...

'Style', referred to here, is something that exists thru his/her words, 
not despite them

The words contain the content and the style and the two cannot be separated.

Joe


Nick Taylor wrote:

> > last night i imagined a news site where there were no stories, no
> > comment,just facts and a limited amount of explanatory text.
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>Yea - separating style from content etc.
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>We could have a raw-information feed then be able to use "style-sheets" 
>from Fox / CNN / The Beeb / AJ etc according to the type of 
>spin/lies/distortions that we find most palatable.
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>This would be an improvement on the current situation (where the likes 
>of Fox don't actually do any reporting anymore) because if in doubt, you 
>could always go back to the raw numbers/sources, so at least the 
>lies/spin/distortions that we get are based on a common understanding of 
>reality.
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>This will never happen by the way.
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