President Obama and Beverly Eckert, Victim of 9/11 and the Buffalo Plane Crash

“Some journalists reporting her tragic story have stated that the only comfort for the family is that the two are now together in another place.
Today’s discussion point: Do you think that’s the kind of thing reporters should declare as fact? Politely please.”
If that is how the family feels, I don’t see an issue with it.
If the reporters are just stating that with no clue how the family feels, I think that would be shoddy journalism.

I wasn’t very clear. They should not report it as fact. If it is the family’s view, reporters should say, “The family tells us…” or “The family believes…”.

I find it more troubling that 9/11 victims were paid millions,while OKC bombing victims received very little.

“I wasn’t very clear. They should not report it as fact. If it is the family’s view, reporters should say, “The family tells us…” or “The family believes…”.
Agreed.

What’s the current definition of a journalist? WWCD? (What would Cronkite do)

jpt writes:
“Some journalists reporting her tragic story have stated that the only comfort for the family is that the two are now together in another place.
Today’s discussion point: Do you think that’s the kind of thing reporters should declare as fact?”
–> “Reporters” can’t reliably assure anybody of a life after death, let alone of a benign afterlife featuring marital reunions in heavenly surroundings.
If that’s the statement from some member of “the family” (hopefully from a NAMED individual), well … while it’s not very nice for the for-profit press to be pressing the recently-bereaved for public statements to further their commercial enterprises, or prying into their funerary beliefs, it seems that “now they’re together in Heaven”, however unlikely, is harmless blabla.

Forgot to ask: Was one of the “journalists” Joe the Plumber?

What Would Jack Anderson Do?

Journalists these days consistently insert their opinions and emotions into reportage. It’s not surprising because it’s the modern day norm. Fox gives you the GOP view, MSNBC gives you the liberal view — almost every media outlet and reporter has an angle. Those who don’t are few and far between. I heard Tim Russert outline this “new journalism” in one of his last talks.

Reporters should stick to reporting the facts known and not be injecting their own “feelings” or opinions into their work. Unfortunately, that kind of reporting appears to have become a lost art.

What difference does it make where they are. We lost a truly lovely lady, whom I was previleged to have known. This is such a tragic loss for anyone who knew Beverly. May she be at peace wherever she is.

It seems to me what would provide the most comfort to their memory and our country in general would be for the President to follow through on what Eckert hoped for and that is a thorough and comprehensive investigation as to why our government failed to protect us on 9/11.
The truth.
That is what she fought for.
That is what all of us deserve to know.

I find it interesting that the chosen point of discussion centers on the appropriateness of journalist injecting personal views regarding afterlife generates a consensus in the negative however no one bothers to ask whether in a story of double tragedy it is relevant to use it as a photo op for a new administration? Your values are showing.

It’s no big deal that the reporter injected his or her religiosity into the piece. I’ve seen a lot worse than that in the state of journalism.

well, maybe this happened because of how obama just stopped the trial of a terrorist, and is closing gitmo who holds many of the terrorists, and it was a way for her name and mission to become the forefront of conversation, and that so american can remember what happened on 9/11, as obviously, most liberals choose to blame the americans and not the terrorists.
she did not die in without a final reminder to the american people of the destruction that this president is about to do to us when he pardons the terrorists that killed not only her husband, but the additional thousands of americans who died on 9/11, and on the u.s.s. cole, and in iraq, and by other terrorist attacks.
it is just a shame that it took her tragic death, to get america’s attention again.

She was flying to attend the 58th anniversary of her husband’s birthday.
Either you believe it or not, I think she and her husband has met in the same place.
Maybe her husband was waiting for her in heaven…who knows.
RIP to both of them.

With respect, the reporter’s opinions about the afterlife seem an imposition on the family’s grief. How do you know what they believe? It comes off as kind of just another platitude.
Naturally, this is just a blog entry, though. Opinions are fine to add here.
However, this story is tragic, pure and simple. Don’t add saccharine window dressing to it. Just my opinion, of course.

28,000 flights take off from U.S. airports every day. The ONE that just HAPPENS to have a person who is fighting for the truth regarding 9/11 goes down, killing everyone on board. Not a word about that on any of the “news” outlets. They have the “Business as usual” attitude, and my skin is crawling. If this doesn’t wake up the sleeping, then I see absolutely no hope for the world.

I have been working with Beverly Eckert for the past couple of years on a book about her 9-11 government reform activities. In addition to being a courageous and inspiring woman who played a large part in accomplishing great positive change in our government, she was a dear friend. So, for the record:
1) Beverly Eckert was a critical supporter of the work of the 9-11 Commission. She of course would have liked to have more questions answered, but she was on the whole satisfied that the 9-11 Commission Report was an honest effort in the right direction. In short, she did not espouse any 9-11 conspiracy theories. In fact, she worked tirelessly to have the recommendations of the the report made into law.
2) If friends or relatives of Beverly believe that she has joined her husband, and tell this to a reporter, fine. It is part of the story. As for Beverly’s views of the afterlife? I am debating whether that should go into the book. What is important is that she showed great kindness, devotion, patriotism and selflessness. These are values all would do well to emulate.
3) Beverly strongly agreed with President Obama’s decision to close Guantanamo’s detainee facilities and to speedily try terror suspects in the US –something the previous administration utterly failed to do, by the way.

I can’t believe someone complained because a journalist said Beverly and her husband are now together….
Should the journalist have said these two were souless and are now nothing but ashes ..
I find her death suspicious also…It is a safe bet she would have seen through Obama’s schemes…
But like the devil is in the details, the devil provides for his own too..It may be a little while before we know the real truth

I can’t believe how many buffoons out there don’t see the direct connection – she stood up, spoke out, and sued the emperor et al, declaring they never had clothes (or penises) and was striding to prove such. Then she died. Gee. Is that so hard to figure out why?