Gay journalists defend 'marriage' issue coverage

Washington Times ^ | 8/07/04 | Julia Duin

[kattracks]

A panel of homosexual reporters, editors and producers defended their coverage of hot-button issues such as same-sex "marriage" yesterday by saying they can remain objective even when they have a vested interest in the outcome.

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Some of panelists said coverage of conservatives is lacking. Tony Lone Fight, an online producer for www.Charlotte.com and an American Indian, said he was bothered by the bad reception President Bush received yesterday at the conference.
    "So many journalists hated Bush," he said. "I thought: Wait a minute — aren't we journalists? I don't think the media has gotten to the root of its bias."

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When she took a few hours off work in February to join her lover in getting "married" earlier this year on the steps of City Hall, a crew from her station filmed the ceremony. It then used video of the two women kissing on that night's news.
    Miss Monifa acknowledged that viewers complained about the continued airing of the video clip for promotional spots, but said her station kept on showing the segment because "they were looking for diverse issues and people of color." She is black.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Eric Hegedus, a page designer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the president of the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association, corrected him. "Our job is to present information as balanced as possible to our readers," he said.

Yeah, And I have a bridge in Brooklin, NY For sale....reasonably priced.

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"The core idea of diversity is we want people to bring in their differences to help frame the story,"

As it is clear when you read this article that diversity is not diversity of ideas or politics but sexual and ethnic identity. So if your Gay or Black you have to be liberal Democrat to have an opinion.

My wife teaches high school journalism and this will be a discussion article in her class room this year. She asked me to be on the look-out!

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"So many journalists hated Bush," he said.

I'm sure that the audience will take seriously this admonition will immediately take corrective action on this criticism when they get back to their news rooms.

In reality they were probably "high-fiving" each other when he said this.

[longfellow]

What do you call a gay divorce?



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