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The Other ABCs: John Stossel Looks Back at Liberal Media Bias at ABC’s 20/20
Accuracy In Media ^ | February 8, 2017 | Malcolm A. Kline

Posted on 02/08/2017 12:14:27 PM PST by Academiadotorg

Edited on 02/08/2017 12:24:40 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

When he retired from the Fox Business Network, veteran broadcast journalist John Stossel reminisced with Reason magazine editor Katherine Mangu-Ward about, among other things, the travails of bringing libertarian news to a Left-leaning network. His experiences at ABC's 20/20 give us some idea of the depth and extent of news media bias: "So producers quit rather than do that show [Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?], and ABC was surprised that it got good ratings. That was my first special and that got Special of the Year. For the next 15 years that allowed me to do some more libertarian shows. A lot of resistance.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: abc; bias; johnstossel
John Stossel shows that at ABC, bias is not just in the eye of the beholder.
1 posted on 02/08/2017 12:14:27 PM PST by Academiadotorg
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To: Academiadotorg

It is not bias. It is outright advocacy.


2 posted on 02/08/2017 12:22:34 PM PST by marktwain (We wanted to tell our side of the story. We hope by us telling our story...)
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To: marktwain

The loony left must be completely blind to how intolerant they are when it comes to ideas they don’t support. This from the mob who cry “tolerance” and “love” at every turn.


3 posted on 02/08/2017 12:33:33 PM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Academiadotorg
John Stossel shows that at ABC, bias is not just in the eye of the beholder.

Anyone without a blind eye can see that.

4 posted on 02/08/2017 12:38:13 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Academiadotorg

Since you own the content, what’s stopping you from posting the article rather than snipping it?


5 posted on 02/08/2017 12:41:19 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Academiadotorg; Admin Moderator

Disregard. I see the Admin Moderator did that.


6 posted on 02/08/2017 12:42:14 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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