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14:23 Jan 22, 2008 |
Turkish to English translations [PRO] Journalism | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Mehmet Hascan Ireland Local time: 09:30 | ||||||
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4 +6 | break your pen but never sell it |
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5 | breaking your pen is better than waiving your professional promise! |
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break your pen but never sell it Explanation: Sedat Simavi who was against the serving of this profession to political or economical benefits, had played a leading role in the establishment of Independent Journalists Organization. The ethical rules he stated than is still reminded to newly educated journalists :”Journalism should be choosed as a profession not as a step” and “Always be the master of your pen, try not to be a servant, if you must, break it but never sell it.” -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-22 15:26:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Newspaper owners bend the news to serve private interests. Reporters sell their pens. Editors succumb to market forces that favor sensational stories over sober facts�all the more so the sorts of sober economic facts Raul L. Locsin specializes in. |
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