| | At least they're honest?! When the WaPo actually admits that they were in the tank for Obama, it gives me mixed feelings. In part, I feel that it's a positive that they're acknowledging their bias. In part I feel like it's just "man-bites-dog" stuff - as if we couldn't figure it out for ourselves without some ombudsman acknowledging the obvious. Most of all, I feel vulnerable because the WaPo, like many other media outlets, when faced with an ethical dilemma did what was best for their own political agenda and took a "when in doubt, it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission" type of stance on their election coverage. The ombudsman almost seems to be saying, "yeah, we knew we were going to actively use our media influence for Obama, now that we got what we wanted, we'll do the stand-up thing and acknowledge our little indiscretion." I don't think the word, "journalism" really means much anymore.
Is it any coincidence that so many papers and magazines are going down in flames?
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| | Posted 11/8/2008 12:54 PM - 5 Views - 0 eProps - 0 comments
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