The Role of the Media: Reporter or Advocate?

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<p>“Give me both sides and let me draw my own conclusions.”</p>

<p>Good luck getting both sides, or even one side. My biggest problem with bias in the news media is in their decisions about what is or isn’t news. How do you correct the slant of a story that is never reported? The non-reporting IS the slant.</p>

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<p>“How do you correct the slant of a story that is never reported? The non-reporting IS the slant.”</p>

<p>I agree with this. That is why you need to look at more than one source (from multiple perspectives) to get any reasonable understanding of the issues. Those who eschew news outlets like Fox in favor of CBS/NBC/ABC/CNN do so at the risk of being uninformed (and yes, the reverse also holds).</p>

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<p>Here’s the video of the Baghdad press conference:</p>

<p><a href=“http://rawstory.com/news/2007/CNN_reporter_slams_Drudges_charge_that_0402.html[/url]”>http://rawstory.com/news/2007/CNN_reporter_slams_Drudges_charge_that_0402.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It appears that Drudge’s “source” may not have been entirely truthful.</p>