The Biggest Fraud of the News Industry
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There is a multi-billion dollar fraud on the readers of newspapers and magazines all over the world everyday.
Many Newspapers and Magazines publish articles with the disclaimer that the views expressed in the article are those of the authors and that the editor is in no responsible for anything contained in the article.
First things first, the Editor has no business to be the Editor of the Publication if is not willing to take responsibility for what is being published in his publication. After all, it is he or she who okayed the article. If the views express in the article are personal, the newspaper or magazine should not carry it. Let them remain in the personal dairies of the writer.
If there was anything wrong with the article, it should have been rejected (only if something was wrong and not if the editor is as timid as a squirrel and cannot shoulder responsibility for something written in public interest based on facts).
Otherwise, the editorial staff should have got back to the writer to discuss the points of disagreement and got it rewritten. Or, they should have edited the objectionable portion and informed the writer about the corrections before publishing the material.
When such a disclaimer is put out in a publication, it means that (1) the publication has no conviction in what it is publishing; (2) it has no faith in its editor; (3) the editor does not trust the editorial staff; and (4) the editorial staff itself is in the dark about the rules and regulations that govern publication of such articles. That is very unprofessional. And, it is very sad.
When the disclaimer that “the publication is not responsible for the material it carries” is put out in a publication, it is time for the Registrar of Newspapers of the county in question to step in and issue notices to such publication that they cannot carry advertisements. If it continues to violate the directives of the Registrar of Newspapers, the Registrar should then proceed to ensure that further issues of the publication do not find their way into the market.
If a publication cannot take responsibility for the material it carries, it has no business to earn advertisement revenue on the publication. Advertisements come because of the standing of the publication. And, if this is the standing of the publication, it does not deserve the advertisements it gets.
If the advertisement revenues of these fly-by-night publications are choked they would die a natural death.
