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To: D. Long who wrote (35226)	7/29/2002 1:53:24 AM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

OK, I have to jump into this fray. This is a pet peeve topic for me. The entire subject of media bias is a red herring. Exactly what does 'unbiased' reporting mean? Human beings don't do 'unbiased', we filter everything through our opinions and believes. We cannot even find a fact without using our filters. It is how we translate perceptions into understanding. The unbiased media is a myth that belongs with the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny. The issue is whether or not you are straight about your own bias. Claiming to be unbiased is dishonest and it demonstrates a lack of self-awareness. The best we can hope for is a media that declares it's point-of-view directly. Hi, I am Peter Jennings and I will present my slightly liberal bias to you with as little punch or insight as possible so that I don't offend anyone in the audience or make you think while you are eating your cheeseburgers. This afternoon, from the Rose Garden, the filthy crooked conservative president announced ... Paul

To: D. Long who wrote (35226)	7/29/2002 3:31:06 AM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

How is it living life with blinders on... No more of that please. --fl

To: D. Long who wrote (35226)	7/29/2002 2:26:22 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

How is it living life with blinders on, John? Just curious. Mine tend to fit a little better than yours, apparently. You guys, I gather you are a rightie, continue to get it wrong. The choice is not between political biased and unbiased; the choice is between media in which the primary, if only, goal is to be a political instrumentality--Washington Time and Fox; and media in which the goal is to do good journalism but is, without question, always implicitly political. The latter is committed to getting the story right but readers can expect to see, in the frame and in the adjectives, some evidence of the social positioning of the writer. In the former, there is much less concern with getting the story right and much more concern with the political impact. I prefer folks committed to getting the story right.