OmahaAudio Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 A fair article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-02/understanding-the-post-office-s-benefits-mess.html Except that it isn't an article, it's an opinion piece. The Esquire article noted above is just solid reporting and tells a different tale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofp Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Except that it isn't an article, it's an opinion piece. The Esquire article noted above is just solid reporting and tells a different tale. Jim, I think the opinion piece is yours. Both articles describe a post office, outdated in a digital world with sales falling precipitously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaAudio Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Jim, I think the opinion piece is yours. Both articles describe a post office, outdated in a digital world with sales falling precipitously. One, the Esquire piece, is a reported news story, long format. The other, the Bloomberg piece, is opinion and labeled as such by Bloomberg. What you're doing is along the lines of confusing a researched and reported 60 Minutes segment with something presented by Hannity or O'Reily. There is a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofp Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 One, the Esquire piece, is a reported news story, long format. The other, the Bloomberg piece, is opinion and labeled as such by Bloomberg. What you're doing is along the lines of confusing a researched and reported 60 Minutes segment with something presented by Hannity or O'Reily. There is a difference. From your "news story": It loses money only because Congress mandates that it do so. What it is is a miracle of high technology and human touch. It's what binds us together as a country. But nobody wants to hear that more than 70 percent of those losses were for extraordinary budget obligations mandated by Congress, or that the postal service posted its thirteenth-straight quarter of productivity gains. In a nation obsessed with cutting budgets and government fat, there is no better target than the federal postal worker who will have her route delivering paper mail for life, and then try to pass it on to her daughter. No opinion in there, right? Each article has a perspective. Both should be read. You say Bloomberg labeled their story as opinion. That disclosure is missing in the Esquire piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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