The Herald gave the story several paragraphs. A search of the Nexis computer database of news stories shows that no other state or national paper, except the Washington Post , picked up on the report. And there the story appeared in the Media Notes section, deep inside the Post . Canellos declined to speak with Massachusetts News . It doesn t surprise me that some large percentage of reporters aren t qualified, veteran journalist M. Stanton Evans told Massachusetts News .
Most reporters don t have substantive training on the issues.
It s self- evident. If you ve got people whose only education is in the techniques of journalism, as taught at most journalism colleges, they re not going to understand markets or issues like health care or even local issues such as school spending, bond issues or a city budget. Most reporters don t go beyond the surface of issues, said Evans, director of the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., an internship program for aspiring journalists. Tim Graham, director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center in Alexandria, Va., told Massachusetts News that he s not surprised about the Globe memo and the fact that most media are ignoring it. The media don t like to air their dirty laundry or that of their colleagues, said Graham.