On Fri, 10 Feb 1995, John Young wrote:
quoting Walter Goodman of the NYT on Hitchens on Mother Teresa
> "Hell's Angel" would have benefited from more reporting on
> what exactly goes on in those Calcutta orphanages and
> hospices. It is possible, after all, that even an opponent
> of abortion might give tender care to her charges. All that
> is offered here is the testimony of a disaffected
> volunteer.
Dryly said.
Is not one of the basic rules of reporting :"Show, not tell."
Provide facts and let the reader/viewer come to the logical conclusion.
Of course perhaps Hitchens does not even pretend to be a reporter.
David Sucher
quoting Walter Goodman of the NYT on Hitchens on Mother Teresa
> "Hell's Angel" would have benefited from more reporting on
> what exactly goes on in those Calcutta orphanages and
> hospices. It is possible, after all, that even an opponent
> of abortion might give tender care to her charges. All that
> is offered here is the testimony of a disaffected
> volunteer.
Dryly said.
Is not one of the basic rules of reporting :"Show, not tell."
Provide facts and let the reader/viewer come to the logical conclusion.
Of course perhaps Hitchens does not even pretend to be a reporter.
David Sucher