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When a news organization wants to be fair and balanced, the little things matter. Little things like not publishing photo credits that parrot liberal talking points, like this one in The Washington Post.
Ed Morrissey of Hot Air calls it “almost literally the picture of media bias in reporting. … That’s an objective caption? It should read, ‘Rep. Larry Kissell explains his position on health-care reforms to his North Carolina constituents,’ since that appears to be what the picture depicts.”
He is absolutely right. I spent 14 combined years of my career at both National Journal and Congressional Quarterly, where this kind of sniper journalism was not tolerated.
We weren’t even allowed to use the word “reform” at CQ when I covered the health-care debate in 1993-94 because the word implies that something is bad and needs changed. It gives credence to one viewpoint in the debate. We used phrases like “health-care overhaul” or the even more generic “health-care legislation.”
Hopefully the Post will answer the valid criticism from conservatives like Ed, Jim Geraghty (also a CQ alumnus) and Tim Graham of Newsbusters by changing the cutline.
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Oops! The word cutline threw me off. Let’s go with “photo caption” instead…
This have become the norm in the Liberal Media, cutline captions attached to photo’s are outright lies. They are using pictures, and adding the description…Pure deceit!
“This have become the norm in the Liberal Media, cutline captions attached to photo’s are outright lies. They are using pictures, and adding the description…Pure deceit!”
Wesley in Dallas is absolutely right. I couldn’t agree more about the outright lies and deceit. It’s horrible!
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The Media is now saying the massive record breaking snow, ice, and sub-zero weather is a direct result of proof of Global Warming…or as they are now calling it, “Climate Change”
The MSM has lied so much they no longer believe their own eyes…That is not only insulting, but these Marxists in the Media will be sorry if they continue to push the Progressive Ideals. (Progressives now call themselves “Populists”) give me a break…bunch of liars!
The media = lies, I have noticed that you can only get general news from the media any more. Its really a shame, most people believe what they read and see on TV.
Yes, the news hasn’t been “news” for a long while now. You only have to load up Yahoo or msn to see what passes as news. Over here in the UK – it’s the elections and the paper headlines are saying “Vote for XYZ”. I can’t believe they are specifically naming a candidate to vote for!
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Peter, that has been a practice here in the US for many years, although the media are ‘supposedly’ non-biased, they are however no where close.
I must say, I was pleased to see the United Kingdom moving to open televised debates. But one the other hand, it depends much on the Moderator asking questions, or I should say which particular questions to each candidate, often they are slanted.
To Bjones, it’s true that it’s really difficult to find good information on TV now. Sometimes, i wonder if they didn’t just go online to make their news… witou ofcourse, absolutly no verification. Journalism is disappearing…Scrabble Cheat
You are absolutely right. Sniper Journalism is a shame that it happens; but it is the nature of the beast. I am a writer with Magic Jack Spoker, and have encountered many such tactics. This is something that the editor will not approve.
That byline would never get passed my College Newspaper editors. I don’t even know if it would’ve gotten past my high school editors. Kudos, Washington Post!