Accentuating the positive has no place in newsroom

Reporters are fact-finders, not motivational speakers. It's amazing, when the economy sinks, how many blur the line between the two. Facts can be ominous and the public is not witless.

OTTAWA"Ac-cen-tchu-ate The Positive" is a catchy tune but has no place in the newsroom. Reporters are fact-finders, not motivational speakers. It is amazing, when the economy sinks, how many blur the line between the two.

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