Articles tagged: restraint
<< previous page 1 next page>> written by Melissa Murray Would we put our children in the backseat of our vehicle without strapping them in safely? Of course not! So why then would we let our dog run free around the vehicle? In a collision at speeds of only 30mph, a 15lb dog can exert a force of up to 300lbs! Between 3 million and 5 million pets are killed each year in auto accidents, many which could have been prevented by simply securing them in a safety restraint. written by Yusuf Danesi While I concur that everyone, including media organisations, have their own slant, it is, however, neither professional nor honest to dwell almost exclusively on one side of an issue. To do so amounts to an inaccurate and dishonest view of issues on the ground, and this prevents readers and viewers from forming informed and valid opinions.Lately, my attention was called to a write-up on my industry (marketing communications), which I can only describe as one of the most willfully ignorant, disparaging articles of journalism I have yet to read in a supposedly circulated daily newspaper, in almost 15 years of my stay in the industry. Describing it as Journalism is truly an undeserved compliment because not only was it poorly written and presented, but it was obviously more of a personal vendetta than a well-thought- out, credible piece. << previous page 1 next page>> |