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Old 10-15-2004, 08:55 AM   #6
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Originally posted by TheCommodoreAfro@Oct 15 2004, 02:53 PM
Actually, reporting on what is going on in the ground is much different than reporting what the administration talking points want to happen. What is it that's so hard to understand?

- the white house doesn't want an ugly incident killing Bush's chance at reelection
- they asked media to "look at the positives" and stop report what is really going on

As an example, if there was a civil war outside your door and people were dying on your front lawn but you just finished up a really dandy backyard BBQ, guess what the notes would urge you to report? The mean steaks and good times out back.

Any lens as a filter is not objective, but if objectivity is lost because one is told that a particular story is too harrowing and not good for the pres, are you happy to hear it's not reported?
Didn't you just make my point?

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