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Originally posted by Lurch@Nov 10 2004, 05:35 PM
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3. ABC News memo leaked to the press in October telling his news team to essentially drop objectivity. "The current Bush attacks on Kerry involve distortions and taking things out of context in a way that goes beyond what Kerry has done," Their news chief Halperin claimed ABC news will not "reflexively and artificially hold both sides 'equally' accountable".
That's a clear left lean.
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Minor point, but one could just as easily interpret this as ABC being responsible. If one side is legitimately distorting more than the other side, should it not be reported as such?? Obviously it is debatable, but it is only bias if you can show Kerry distorted statements and facts as much as Bush. I think you are misinterpreting the intent of the memo, IIRC the actual content.
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I don't know ...
If they were "equally accountable" to both sides, but one side was more abusive on distorition than the other, than they'd report more distortion for one side.
To suggest they shouldn't be equally accountable is a very dangerous line as he's basically asking his crew to apply different standards because he perceives one side to be more dubious than the other.
Yikes ... if he's partisan at all with that belief system than he's just compromised his news room.