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There is a higher calling — one that rests in an honored realm beyond the ordinary affairs of men.
It is a sacred place — having been erected in the traditions of freedom, and consecrated in the blood of those who have paid the ultimate price in pursuing journalism’s enduring quest for truth.
The Honorable House Of The Fourth Estate being that place in the American experience where the bells of freedom ring loud and clear so that all free men and women shall forever know what matters most to their livelihoods, families, communities and nation.
Credible - Responsible - Probative
Credibility is the foundation for all journalism no matter medium or method of transmission.Relevancy to our livelihoods, families, communities and nation are central to how we define news.
New media journalism is a servant of the people.
Being relevant demands that new media journalism stand-in for our viewers, readers, listeners or visitors and defend the public’s right to know what persons, institutions and governments are doing in the name of free and sovereign citizens.
Experienced and credible new media news services are tenured, qualified and full fledged members of the free press, second to none and equal to all.
Probity, accuracy, balance, provenance, and credibility in journalism are the currency of the realm in earning and maintaining public trust and confidence.
Robert Butche Publisher
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What I saw was a good man and masterful storyteller telling us about the America most of us are unwilling to acknowledge, or dare not speak about.
Robert Butche
Washington
The Perils Of Responsible Adulthood
I was surprised this week at the global feasting at the expense of Charles Ramsey, the black man who secured the freedom of three women hostages held in the doldrums of west Cleveland. Mr. Ramsey did what so many of us choose not to do — to be a responsible adult willing to step forward for the greater good.
And for his good deed Mr. Ramsey was rewarded by fame — not so much for what he did — but how he described the events. Many around the world laughed at Charles Ramsey’s colorful storytelling and urban patois when they ought to have been honoring him for his heroic behavior.
What these people saw was entertainment. Ramsey’s deed was a selfless act on behalf of a stranger.
Ramsey is a masterful story-teller — plainspoken jabs delivered with the timing and cunning of Richard Pryor or Dave Chappelle.
In a television interview Charles Ramsey told the world more about his hometown than most of us might wish to hear.
Well, I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrooong here.
Dead giveaway.
Dead giveaway.
Deeeaaad giveaway.
Either she homeless, or she got problems, that’s the only why she’s runnin’ to a black man.
Thus Charles Ramsey, masterful storyteller, extolled a global audience about the troubled nation he lives in — one most of its citizens dare not speak about. Doesn’t he know you can’t talk about such things on live television?
Next time you’re listening to a boring speech, or politician hobbled by talking points, or hysterical TV reporter trying to make something unimportant seem worthy of breaking news, remember Charles Ramsey.
Not the comedian — the hero.
Robert Butche