Comments by Mr. Itamar Hematian Most recent public comments by Mr. Itamar Hematian https://nowcomment.com/users/19053 Clear. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44650?scroll_to=521696 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44650?scroll_to=521696 The Pylon analogy is clear and apparent. The reporter was in love with the subject, and the he was so subjectified that it created a motherly sense of forgiveness. Meanwhile, the editor was the real father figure in that novel. In Foot, it was the other way around. Sun, 15 May 2016 13:25:35 -0400 Its clear here because the reporter was regarded as almost a "mother" type of figure. He comes off as "nice" and "forgiving" but in truth he is there to get the real story and will only write just that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44650?scroll_to=521695 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44650?scroll_to=521695 Wed, 18 May 2016 06:57:27 -0400 MacDonald is "pulling a card." https://nowcomment.com/documents/44650?scroll_to=521694 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44650?scroll_to=521694 This tells you that McGinnis is close to MacDonald but this brings a closer point to how MacDonald might "pulling a card" on McGinnis trying to make him comfortable. Thu, 19 May 2016 07:28:34 -0400 You need it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44649?scroll_to=521693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44649?scroll_to=521693 It wouldnt be good to put all your cards on the table because sometimes, as discussed earlier with the moral compass, you might need to pull some "sly" work in order to get the truth out. You want to have weapons in your arsenal in order to complete the story. Sun, 15 May 2016 13:20:02 -0400 Because Wambaugh is not afraid. Wambaugh has the reputation of doing just so. He wants the world to know that he "says it how it is." https://nowcomment.com/documents/44649?scroll_to=521691 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44649?scroll_to=521691 Wed, 18 May 2016 06:56:21 -0400 The statement is simple truth. Morals are not part of the job when it comes to biographic research. Biographers, by definition, are supposed to report the whole, objective view of the subject, and sometimes that means breaking the rules. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44648?scroll_to=521690 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44648?scroll_to=521690 Sun, 15 May 2016 13:15:40 -0400 The tape recorder makes the whole situation REAL. The situation is now unavoidable and he will be accountable for all his actions and words. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521689 Wed, 18 May 2016 06:43:27 -0400 The basic story is never enough. The details are what always reveal the truth. People obviously always want the juicy truth. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521688 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521688 Sun, 15 May 2016 13:12:46 -0400 A biographers job is to get the truth from the subject, and sometimes that truth hurts and the subject truly wants to be seen in a good light even though he might have some shade about him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521687 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521687 Wed, 18 May 2016 06:45:26 -0400 I think Benn is being hypocritical, but he is not exactly bothered by it. He simply does not care enough to be bothered. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521686 Wed, 18 May 2016 06:49:37 -0400 They are two ends of the spectrum. If they share the same bed per say, they are really subjecting information that is supposed to be objective. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521685 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46240?scroll_to=521685 Sun, 15 May 2016 13:10:22 -0400 It does not do the story justice. Justice would be the whole story with narrative, personality, and objectivity. The newspaper can only foster so much, so the aspects that would cover the parts of the story are simply put to rest. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500237 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500237 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 08:25:04 -0400 He is simply fed up with his work being objectified. He wants his work to show in his work, not his editor's hand. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500236 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500236 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 08:22:30 -0400 The narrative is taken out. The piece is objectified. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500235 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:54:17 -0400 It is too narrative, it contains too much personality to be true news. The copyboy immediately knows this and discards it in order to not even bother the editor. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500234 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44121?scroll_to=500234 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:22:49 -0400 The biography is definitely about a subject, but the subject is then subject to the biographers making. Its a literal comparison almost. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500233 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500233 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:52:11 -0400 Armor propre is basically the man's armor. Its his defensive mechanism: usually expressed by making himself seem grand. Its his ego. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500232 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500232 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:49:32 -0400 Asking for rebuke. He knew the reaction was coming sooner or later, especially since he was so open with Michael to begin with. Eventually, the journalist would hit a sweet spot and catch a rebuke in response. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500231 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500231 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:48:31 -0400 When saying something is material when it is people is truly objectification. This is taking opinion out. This is taking out the personal aspect of the human interaction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500230 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500230 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:46:22 -0400 I think that Michael sees the journalist more as a friend or a part of his "entourage" than anything else. He might be a biographer, but Michael definitely sees a form of friendly company by the gracious guest. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500229 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46239?scroll_to=500229 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:44:53 -0400 Its easy when its about someone else. Personal problems are much more difficult to deal with and when Michael gives advice as a third person, its not entirely helpful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495205 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495205 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:47:42 -0500 Earlier, before he fostered a relationship, he was clearly able to say that unauthorized biographies are a must; but after the intimacy of the relationship develops, he is now going back on his word because he realizes the volatility of the situation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495204 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495204 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:41:58 -0500 A biography is a romance because of the relationship that is developed with the person who is being worked on and the writer. Its delicate like a romance. Its deep like a romance. It can have all the emotions that are involved in a romance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495203 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495203 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:46:57 -0500 Its personal information that might be wanted to be kept silent and off the record, but the journalist decides to put it in because it adds an element of reality and truth. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495202 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495202 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:45:33 -0500 Salacious: (of writing, pictures, or talk) treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject. Basically not treating journalism with respect in regards to this matter. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495201 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46238?scroll_to=495201 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:43:17 -0500 Because it is not something that can be reported on, its personal information that will never make it to a newspaper. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495159 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495159 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:36:09 -0500 The reporter is not exactly focused at the moment. Hes in his own mind. Everything from the outside is just washing over him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495158 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495158 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:35:34 -0500 Spare lover https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495157 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495157 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:34:52 -0500 The relationships that are developing and his relationship to the story as well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495156 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495156 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:34:28 -0500 The reporter is being told (again) that he is too attached to the story and he has to distance himself. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495155 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495155 Thu, 19 May 2016 22:08:22 -0400 The buildup of the accident. There is a whole flood of news that will be on it and he has to face it eventually. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495154 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44058?scroll_to=495154 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:32:27 -0500 The reporter is too involved to leave the people alone at this point. He is inside of that story. The editor does not get it because he never truly delved into a story like this reporter has; he is detached. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=495150 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=495150 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:55:22 -0500 Its an analogy between the twins and the reporter. The reporter must be separate from his other personalities in order to gain an unbiased story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=495148 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=495148 Sun, 15 May 2016 08:22:04 -0400 The editor is looking for the truth. He does not want the involvement of the reporter inside the account. To do this, he has to write "what happened" and how others reacted; for all of that is fact. https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=495147 https://nowcomment.com/documents/44057?scroll_to=495147 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:10:32 -0400 Hero worship would stop the purest truth from coming out. People tend to idolize heroes to the point where they simply do not SEE the truth anymore. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=489538 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=489538 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 07:31:23 -0500 Friendship https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=489537 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=489537 Friendship is compatible with journalism if a few requirements are met. Firstly, if the journalist is true to journalism, then the friend he would be working with would have to be true to the truth. This means that friendship is compatible with journalism when the same outcome is wanted. Mon, 07 Mar 2016 07:30:40 -0500 Gossip is only part truth. Gossip does contain truth, but it is diluted with so much opinion, that, many people will brush gossip off as complete untruth when it fact it can be true. The job of the biographer would be to find the truth in the gossip. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=489536 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46237?scroll_to=489536 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 07:29:24 -0500 Well ghe reference is quite direct. An apostate is someone who dissents with a belief, and he is saying that Michael here is doing the dissenting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=488920 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=488920 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:19:52 -0500 Authorized biographies arnt "real" in a sense. They are changed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=488919 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=488919 Sun, 15 May 2016 08:19:26 -0400 A journalist first is someone who puts his journalism before himself. He dosnt succumb to pressure from people who want him to change. He holds to his journalistic core. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=488918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46236?scroll_to=488918 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:17:24 -0500 Also beyond that, he sees that the reporter has potential, and that is the ultimate quality that upper-levels look for. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480381 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480381 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:23:36 -0500 The editor is patient with the reporter because he has sympathy for the reporter. He sees a piece of himself in the reporter and instead of hurting him, he wants to nurture him and teach him the ways of the newspaper. This reveals his soft spot. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480380 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480380 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:02:56 -0500 The editors of the newspaper are interested in people who can not only write the truth, but obtain the truth. they want journalists who seek out the truth and bring light to the darkened world outside. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480378 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480378 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:02:03 -0500 Literature is not news. News is concise, quick, and accurate. A newspaper holds its reputation by using true material and not filler like literature. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480376 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43909?scroll_to=480376 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:01:05 -0500 I like this point and what i read earlier, that reporters are like creatures of the deep: sneaking up and getting you when you least expect. The whole feel is ominously dark. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476524 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476524 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:00:09 -0500 This is because the environment is artificial and the comparison is almost completely synonymous. the small size. the artificial light. it all feeds into that feel https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476523 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476523 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:58:54 -0500 this makes journalism look like a dark path. the "suit that looked as if someone else had just finished sleeping in it." This is just a downright dirty way of describing something. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476519 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476519 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:56:49 -0500 The reporters work is not bad; quite the contrary. The editor is only making time to sit with the reporter because he sees promise. the reporter is good. This lifeless is in reference to something else. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476513 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476513 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:31:21 -0500 I disagree. I think that it is the opposite. the reporter physically puts his life into his reporting, and the reporting is not treating the reporter well. The reporter is falling into the "dark" that was discussed earlier. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476507 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476507 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:50:24 -0500 It makes journalism seem deadening. i do not agree with the description at times because i simply cannot see anyone wanting to be a reporter if it makes them into something like that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476504 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476504 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:32:03 -0500 funneled can also mean edited (whether for good or bad) https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476502 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476502 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:28:04 -0500 the downfunneled light is a way of being dramatic and creating a scene of light where there is no light. the downfunneled truly focuses on a single space as well, truly showing the nature of journalism and reporting: only certain areas can be lit up https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476499 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43908?scroll_to=476499 Fri, 20 May 2016 00:06:06 -0400 Critical does not mean unbiased. Critical can be done on ones self, but in order to truly fight a bias, you have to be looking at it from the outside. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476489 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476489 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:54:39 -0400 Innately, autbiographers are biased no matter what. This does not mean an autobiographer cannot be critical of himself, it simply means that some things that he thinks about himself are simply unchangeable but might not be wholly factual. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476482 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476482 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:31:17 -0500 Especially when it comes to a friend, that friend's confidentiality is not to be compromised by someone else. if the person himself wants to divulge on information with the biographer, then that is up to him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476476 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476476 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:27:19 -0500 This goes back to every characteristic that Mr. Foot was playing at: he wants to keep himself and others in a good light. this is juxtaposed near the biographer who wants the cold truth. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476459 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46235?scroll_to=476459 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:23:15 -0500 Michael foot was expecting more of a grand story while the biographer was looking for cold facts to recreate his actual life. No highlighting accomplishments; no making things better than they actually are: cold hard facts. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=476441 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=476441 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 05:46:57 -0500 Buffering=Shield. He was trying to shield certain aspects from the biography. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=476440 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46232?scroll_to=476440 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 05:44:49 -0500 on the most generic level, the confrontation is a personal one. Confrontations happen as a result of someones feelings getting prodded. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=476432 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=476432 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 05:42:59 -0500 i agree here. the book is more a narration that a simple conveyance of facts. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=476428 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=476428 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 05:40:49 -0500 i think that smoothing any ideas overs means to convey the message in the most concise and clear way possible. by doing this, you, as an author, might pass over or minimize certain parts of information. https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=476426 https://nowcomment.com/documents/46229?scroll_to=476426 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 05:42:11 -0500 In a way, there is evidence; the editor is talking down to this journalist right now. More experienced workers would have a response in the middle of that, but this young one stood and accepted the lecture-like speech. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474846 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474846 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:33:56 -0500 I clearly see a young reporter who is willing to go all out. He wants to be at the top. He wants to be the top journalist. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474834 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474834 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 05:50:29 -0500 Yes but at the same time, news is news, and changing it allows for openings in editing. I agree with Venetia on this one. I will not go so far as to say that the reporters or editors are to blame, but this is simply the nature of their work. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474833 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474833 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:41:29 -0500 The "living breath" would be a natural occurence as opposed to the changes that are made as soon as someone "interprets" the news. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474830 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474830 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:42:42 -0500 The animal-like reference he makes truly shows the color of people. people are animals: hence they will do what their instincts drive them to do. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474829 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474829 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:20:21 -0400 It might not be ruthless, but it is something close to ruthless. Its a willingness; a desire. https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474827 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43907?scroll_to=474827 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:38:41 -0500 Style https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=455367 https://nowcomment.com/documents/43903?scroll_to=455367 Basically the style is fast. Short sentences. Things that catch the eye. Everything is based off quick attention-grabbers thatll grab the people, but as a downside it might not be the most useful information (you find this style on the internet alot in ads. Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:05:43 -0500