One of many reasons I don’t like NPR

Headline for story: ‘China’s Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing to Act?’

“This may be the best news I've heard about air pollution since I first lived in China 16 years ago. The nation's air problem is profoundly depressing. There were times, even a dozen years back, when I would land at the airport in Beijing, only able to make out the runway 50 feet before we touched down.

“Inevitably, I would wonder: Why am I coming back?” – Frank Langfitt.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/24/186246634/chinas-air-pollution-is-the-government-willing-to-act

OK. What’s this story about – air pollution in China, or Frank Langfitt’s trips to China?

What was once taught in journalism school: The reporter is not part of the story. The reporter’s job is to report. What he thinks is not important.

But, journalism is outdated. Colleges now teach “communications.” It seems, though, that the more communication is taught, the less there is.

Found at www.fark.com