[lit-ideas] Re: Study: Media coverage has favored Obama campaign
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:38:24 +0700
Eric quotes:
"When NBC's Andrea Mitchell reported Oct. 1 that some conservatives
say that Sarah Palin is not ready for prime-time, that's marked in the
negative column for McCain."
I find this a curious understanding of 'balance'. How does a news
agency deal with a political campaign that is struggling? Does it put
a finger on the balance in order to create the illusion that all
things are equal? I admit, I don't understand what balanced reporting
would look like given the article Eric quotes, but I think I
understand unbalanced reporting when I see it.
Unbalanced in Indonesia,
Phil Enns
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