"I HOLD the press responsible to discern the truthful qualities of [this] expression and to not just report gossip, especially when it is concocted."
That is an interesting statement from a member of a group formed to - among other things - oppose corporate influence in politics and public debate, but it was in a letter to the editor ("Getting the whole picture," Nov. 15) from Zac Fabian, a University alumnus who describes himself as a member of Occupy Charlottesville.
Is Fabian willing to turn over the power of deciding what is true and what is not to the corporate-dominated media? Should reporters be charged with making that decision on their own, or should they act more as grand juries, collecting evidence that editors then can use to declare a verdict?
Fabian was upset about a story that ran in The Cavalier Daily ("Protesters face internal conflict," Nov. 14) that explored complaints a former Occupy Charlottesville member had made against the group. Evan Knappenberger, described in the article as "an Albemarle High School graduate and Iraq War veteran," claimed that the movement was degenerating into "radical sub-elements," according to a statement he issued that was quoted in the article. Knappenberger went on to say that "many of the mature people" had already left Occupy Charlottesville, a group that began as open and since has become "secretive
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