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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MJ who wrote (52260)	10/20/2008 11:09:07 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224705

This dissent at the Philly Inquirer is unprecedented. Truly reflects the 50%-50% cultural split in that city; as well as their concern for not losing additional subscribers in these shaky times for all newspapers. The fact that the majority of U.S. newspapers show a liberal bias in their reporting has resulted in many publications being forced to close their doors: Inquirer's pick comes with dissent Troy Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer, Oct 19 2008 The Inquirer's Editorial Board took the unusual step of accompanying today's presidential endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama with a dissenting view making the case for Sen. John McCain. The dissenting view notes that the decision to back Obama "was not unanimous." Editorial page editor Harold Jackson said that some newspapers, such as the USA Today, occasionally offered dissenting views on issues, but that he did not know of one being crafted for a presidential endorsement. "I've been on three editorial boards, and I'm not aware of it being done," he said. Editorial Board discussions usually remain private, Jackson said. He said that the goal was consensus, and that dissenting opinions were not necessarily expressed in board positions. In this case, Jackson said, "we felt there are attributes about John McCain that members of the board wanted presented to the reader in a positive way." All but one member of the board, which includes publisher Brian P. Tierney, took part in the endorsement discussions. Board members could not remember The Inquirer's endorsing a Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon, Jackson said. He said the dissenting view should help counter the public impression that the Editorial Board walked "in lockstep" on political issues.