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For the journalist, on Yom Kippur

By Bradley Burston

Tags: journalism, Yom Kippur

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For the journalist, on Yom Kippur 2008:

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or the sin we journalists have sinned before thee,
Under duress and willingly

For the truth we have warped before thee
Through hardness of the heart
Through venality of the spirit

For the sin we have sinned before thee in passing judgment
And for the sin we have sinned before thee in the exercise of power

For the prejudices we have nurtured
For the hatreds we have milked
For the reputations we have sullied
For the names we have desecrated
For the guilt we have presumed
For the sides we have taken,
For the sides we have shunned

For the truth we have warped before thee
Hyped before thee, tailored before thee
Pimped before thee
Doctored before thee
For the sake of nothing more than a deadline or a headline
Or simply for our name's sake

For all these
Forgive us, pardon us, atone for us

For the sin we have sinned before thee
In throwing off the yoke of ethics
For the sin we have sinned before thee
Knowingly and through carelessness
For the sin we have sinned before thee
through cunning speech
through scorning with cleverness
through the bias of the narrowed eye, the haughty eye,
through entrapment, through gossip mongering

For the sin of currying favor, by keeping secrets that protect the powerful,
And for the sin of causing death, by revealing secrets that can identify targets

For the sin we have sinned before thee
In choosing the single picture over the 1,000 words
And for the sin we have sinned before thee
In feasting on the failings of those we choose to vilify
And in denial of the evils of those with whom we identify

For the sin we have sinned before thee
In the mining and selling of grief

For the sin we have sinned before this
In bearing false witness for ratings sake
And for the sin we have sinned before thee
In the manufacture and sale of fear
For the sin we have sinned before thee
In trading on the threats of our enemies
And, in doing do, creating new dangers

For the sin we have sinned against thee
In turning people against one another in baseless hatred
And for the sin we have sinned against thee
In using the Holocaust for bait.

For the sin we have sinned against thee
In losing the ability to feel
And for the sin we have sinned against thee
In celebrating this as professionalism.

For the privacy we trample
For the mourners we exploit
For the good names we ruin
And the good works we ignore

For all these,
Forgive us, pardon us, atone for us

_______________

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1.	Gotta sell Papers	12:02	\|	FOX	29/09/06

2.	B`Shana Ha`Baah	13:13	\|	Paul Usiskin	29/09/06

3.	Journalistic Truth	13:55	\|	Niall	29/09/06

4.	A heart to praise God for. Thank you God for	14:11	\|	Virginia	29/09/06

5.	what is the point of listing our sins when we insist on	14:20	\|	Israeli	29/09/06

6.	A beauty to CELEBRATE!!!	14:24	\|	Virginia	29/09/06

7.	Pappe`s new "Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" on talkback index?	14:24	\|	Jon Friedman	29/09/06

8.	#5 Israeli - in the spirit of the Yom Kippur Confessions	14:35	\|	Yonatan	29/09/06

9.	Israeli	14:38	\|	sh	29/09/06

10.	ALL YOU LEFT WINGERS ARE IN DENIAL	14:49	\|	Nicole	29/09/06

11.	We`re Sorry, Again	15:07	\|	Gabe	29/09/06

12.	Why Torture Thyself?	15:08	\|	Ronnie Wolman	29/09/06

13.	You won`t print my comment on Haaretz propaganda?	15:19	\|	Clickfool	29/09/06

14.	#7 Jon: Burston`s "guidelines" just censor free speech	15:21	\|	Mahmoud	29/09/06

15.	Burston ok, but now Olmert	15:23	\|	Ernst	29/09/06

16.	Now to Real Work: Inventory of Past Errors	15:26	\|	BP	29/09/06

17.	They Lied To Both Of Us	15:32	\|	Tony Anthony	29/09/06

18.	#7 BECAUSE THEY NEVER GOT THEIR HANDS DIRTY	15:37	\|	paul harris 4	29/09/06

19.	The Dawning Of A New Age?	15:48	\|	Gabe	29/09/06

20.	#2 A HEARFELT PLEA STRETCHING BACK 100 YEARS	16:05	\|	paul harris 4	29/09/06

21.	Introspection and accounting	16:24	\|	Akiva Patysh	29/09/06

22.	BRADLEY CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER RESOLUTION ??	16:26	\|	paul harris 10	29/09/06

23.	Folks, #13 is Fake Clickfool, and here`s why	17:05	\|	Clickfool	29/09/06

24.	For the journalist on Yom Kippur	17:25	\|	Muriel	29/09/06

25.	More left wing censorism	17:30	\|	Jamie	29/09/06

26.	Fools on the hill	17:59	\|	Jacob Blues	29/09/06

27.	response to Clickfool (or fake) #22 (or #13??)	17:59	\|	Ronald McDonald	29/09/06

28.	Perhaps you are in the wrong profession?	18:22	\|	Noa	29/09/06

29.	huzzah!	19:19	\|	hollingsworth	29/09/06

30.	For Ronald McDonald #27	19:56	\|	Clickfool	29/09/06

31.	Clickfool as usual not answering directly...	20:42	\|	Ronald McDonald	29/09/06

32.	NICOLE#10	21:59	\|	EVA	29/09/06

33.	Clickfool	22:00	\|	rich	29/09/06

34.	Ronald MacDonald	22:02	\|	rich	29/09/06

35.	WHY OH WHY	22:41	\|	EVA	29/09/06

36.	why the repentance-you have done well	23:08	\|	Elvis Scudbubble	29/09/06

37.	Yo Rich in London	01:22	\|	Ronald McDonald	30/09/06

38.	The day IS dawning when we will...	02:21	\|	Virginia	30/09/06

39.	Bradley, There is nothing sinful about what you do....	04:24	\|	Dutch	30/09/06

40.	#36 Bradley, Freedom of speech and color	04:35	\|	Dutch	30/09/06

41.	Clickfool	06:32	\|	Connie	30/09/06

42.	A Poem for Bradley	08:04	\|	Klaudia	30/09/06

43.	Dutch butt out	09:15	\|	Double Dutch	30/09/06

44.	Amazed	10:26	\|	David	30/09/06

45.	For Connie, who wants Haaretz to be a place where folk....	10:49	\|	Clickfool	30/09/06

46.	The children of Abraham and the teachings of Jesus.	11:10	\|	simon	30/09/06

47.	Not heartfelt, just a quiet plea	11:27	\|	Paul Usiskin	30/09/06

48.	FOR THE GREATEST SIN	11:28	\|	Lebanese	30/09/06

49.	Cheers Ronald McDonald	11:57	\|	rich	30/09/06

50.	Reading through the posters here..	13:17	\|	Maral	30/09/06

51.	Greatest Sin? The 10 Commandments are in perfect order.	13:33	\|	Virginia	30/09/06

52.	#46 YOUR FINGER ON THE BUTTON USISIKIN	13:43	\|	paul harris	30/09/06

53.	For Rich #48	14:13	\|	Clickfool	30/09/06

54.	Amazing ? to 43	14:26	\|	Seldom	30/09/06

55.	For Ronald McDonald # 31 - I tried to reply	14:27	\|	Clickfool	30/09/06

56.	I don`t forgive you, but I thank you	17:09	\|	Adina	30/09/06

57.	Clickfool	17:45	\|	Chaver4u2	30/09/06

58.	Thank you Bradley Burston	19:43	\|	Seawife	30/09/06

59.	Clickfool, your steadfastness	20:00	\|	Dutch	30/09/06

60.	For Chaver4u2	20:09	\|	Clickfool	30/09/06

61.	For Dutch # 58	21:04	\|	Clickfool	30/09/06

62.	Clickfool	21:15	\|	Double Dutch	30/09/06

63.	MEA CULPA	22:04	\|	Mario Fiorito	30/09/06

64.	2nd Kol HaKavod, as did Murial #24, to Burston	22:33	\|	Smadar	30/09/06

65.	For Double Dutch # 62	23:39	\|	Clickfool	30/09/06

66.	For Jewish readers of Talkback at the onset of Yom Kippur	23:50	\|	Clickfool	30/09/06

67.	The one law Jesus of Nazareth told the scribe to keep	03:18	\|	Dutch	01/10/06

68.	FOR omitting good news about Israel,misleading headlines.	03:42	\|	PETER SM	01/10/06

69.	C.FOL are you sure you are not just doubling your own exposure??	03:44	\|	PETER SM	01/10/06

70.	RE: THE CLICKSTER ON FAMOUS JUNKFOOD CLOWNS	04:36	\|	Arslaq al-Kabir	01/10/06

71.	THE "WHY" is WHY so many anti Semites feel the need to post here	05:18	\|	jon feigenbaum	01/10/06

72.	Clickfool	06:15	\|	Connie	01/10/06

73.	Clickfool(part2)	06:31	\|	Connie	01/10/06

74.	For Peter SM in Melbourne	09:25	\|	Clickfool	01/10/06

75.	For Connie #72 and #73	09:58	\|	Clickfool	01/10/06

76.	For the journalist on Yom Kippur	11:25	\|	Dr. Irene Lancaster	01/10/06

77.	MAYBE G-d will forgive you. I`m not sure.	15:06	\|	Yaakov K.	01/10/06

78.	Dutch #67-Jesus did not limit to "race" the	16:05	\|	Virginia	01/10/06

79.	#71 jon feigenbaum	17:41	\|	Boycott	01/10/06

80.	to clickfool	19:28	\|	jonah	01/10/06

81.	sorry but its hard to believe your sincere	00:56	\|	yahn goodey	02/10/06

82.	#51 Virginia,Thank you for opening our eyes	01:20	\|	virginia	02/10/06

83.	Let`s be fair...	01:30	\|	Yankelowitz	02/10/06

84.	Robert Redeker fatwated	03:44	\|	Cristina	02/10/06

85.	Thank you Virginia in Canada, it`s always nice to	06:02	\|	Virginia-Orlando	02/10/06

86.	Yossi , About Israel`s sins	06:34	\|	Dutch	02/10/06

87.	Hey Secular Muslim`s! A Question!	07:11	\|	Sam The Sham	02/10/06

88.	Congratulations!	18:58	\|	Bernt Jonsson	02/10/06

89.	For Eurabian money we take	17:23	\|	Gaby	03/10/06

90.	It is more important not to repeat the same sins	19:44	\|	Bandar Michaels The	03/10/06

91.	There are Palestinians	19:56	\|	David	03/10/06

92.	Future of Journalism- Shkoyach!	01:58	\|	Miriam	04/10/06

93.	Clickfool	10:16	\|	David	04/10/06

94.	But, Bradley, are you sincere?	14:22	\|	Deborah	07/10/08

95.	For the sin of shunning the obvious truth about "peace partners"	18:29	\|	Chaim	07/10/08

96.	Clickfool and his New Testament trash	22:53	\|	judith	07/10/08

97.	Clickfool and New Testament fables, 2nd attempt	22:57	\|	judith	07/10/08

98.	#77: NOT ME! Who is this OTHER Yaakov K.?	12:35	\|	Yaakov K.	08/10/08

99.	"Sorry!" alone doesn`t do it.	12:38	\|	Yaakov K.	08/10/08

100.	FOX - G`MAR HATIMA TOVA	14:07	\|	17	08/10/08

101.	Smadar - G`MAR HATIMA TOVA	14:33	\|	17	08/10/08

102.	Nicole #10 what are you talking about?	14:38	\|	reed	08/10/08

103.	79 Boycot where should I post?	14:54	\|	Israeli defender	08/10/08

104.	#95 - Chaim	15:02	\|	Deborah	08/10/08

105.	Bradley is the only reason to read this paper .	15:29	\|	TOMY	08/10/08

106.	17, FOX, & follow talkbackers G`MAR HATIMA TOVA...	15:50	\|	Smadar	08/10/08

107.	G`mar chatima tova to you all !	16:27	\|	Benjamina	08/10/08

108.	G`mar chatima tova	16:39	\|	peter	08/10/08

109.	#1 Fox Shana Tova U`G`mar Chatima Tovah	19:16	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	08/10/08

110.	FOX , Smadar and all folks of good will	20:23	\|	Danite	08/10/08

111.	Wow! Bradley I take my head off ...	21:38	\|	Edith	08/10/08

112.	I mean, I take my hat off, and bow my head	00:27	\|	Edith	09/10/08

113.	Bradley, There is no forgiveness for Israel	15:45	\|	Dutch	09/10/08

114.	Dutch #113	19:49	\|	as it is	09/10/08

115.	JUDITH OF NY	19:56	\|	Angel of Oregon City	09/10/08

116.	Very good Bradley.Shal we also pray for the souls of the dearly	19:57	\|	israeli	09/10/08

117.	#106 Smadar and to all our brethren:G`MAR HATIMA TOVA	20:06	\|	israeli	09/10/08

118.	#7 Jon, Pappe book has been out for some time!	21:08	\|	mike	09/10/08

119.	#115 Angel of Oregon	21:24	\|	janice	09/10/08

120.	peter of Montreal	22:44	\|	sh	09/10/08

121.	Dutch, no atonement for your adnmitted Hate of Israel	23:20	\|	I	09/10/08

122.	#7 Jon, Pappe admitted distorting history for his cause	23:25	\|	I	09/10/08

123.	WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE,ATONEMENT?	23:45	\|	MARVIN OBROFSKY	09/10/08

124.	So what have we learned?	03:14	\|	Mark Lincoln	10/10/08

125.	Danite, the person of good will	03:17	\|	Mark Lincoln	10/10/08

126.	Mr. Burston - my final position	03:20	\|	Mark Lincoln	10/10/08

127.	Ilan Pappe Exposed (#7, 122)	05:28	\|	Steve	10/10/08

128.	Yom Kippur	06:13	\|	glenna	10/10/08

129.	#115 - Janice	13:17	\|	Deborah	10/10/08

130.	121 The problem isn`t about my like or dislike for Israel	20:26	\|	Dutch	10/10/08

131.	127 There is no balance in an illegal occupation	07:25	\|	Dutch	11/10/08

132.	Dutch	14:14	\|	as it is	11/10/08

133.	Media Power without Responsibility	20:34	\|	Makevet	11/10/08

134.	good start, Brad, write on, Makevet	00:39	\|	as it is	12/10/08

135.	Oh, Bradley	01:16	\|	MarkC	12/10/08

136.	for the journalist	05:58	\|	appalled	12/10/08

137.	132 Re: a serious change and Jewish claim	18:43	\|	Dutch	12/10/08

138.	not again, Dutch	03:17	\|	as it is	13/10/08

139.	Who said...	08:35	\|	Motic	13/10/08

140.	Reply to # 127 Dutch and occupation	08:42	\|	Sherlock Holmes	13/10/08

141.	Sherlock Holmes needs to update himself	09:17	\|	Dutch	14/10/08

142.	Dutch#141	15:52	\|	Mickey	14/10/08

143.	Dutch#141 no 2	15:55	\|	Mickey	14/10/08

144.	An excellent piece of writing	20:53	\|	Shalom Freedman	14/10/08

145.	thanks, Mickey	13:03	\|	as it is	18/10/08

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