Posted on 12/23/2008 7:36:30 AM PST by abb
Two newspapers set the agenda for the rest of the media: The Washington Post and The New York Times. The stories they break, the play they give them, and the way they characterize candidates, events, and issues are usually adopted by both print and broadcast reporters.
As a Christmas gift, I am happy to report that one of those newspapers — The Washington Post — appears to have discarded its liberal slant and become a fair newspaper.
As a Washington Post reporter from 1970 to 1985, I have been dismayed by the way the paper, along with much of the rest of the media, became openly partisan during the Bush administration. I cite examples of unfair coverage of Bush initiatives in my books on the war on terror, on Laura Bush, and on George W. Bush. I guarantee that if we had written stories like that during the Watergate days, Executive Editor Ben Bradlee would have fired us.
But since Katharine Weymouth, a granddaughter of former Post Chairman Katharine Graham, became publisher a year ago, the paper has steadily become more fair. A graduate of Harvard College and Stanford Law School, she practiced law at Williams & Connolly in Washington prior to coming to the Post. After Weymouth named former Wall Street Journal Editor Marcus Brauchli executive editor last September, the switch to more balanced coverage became even more noticeable.
No longer do I pick up the paper to find slanted stories that suppress or ignore the other side or that mischaracterize issues to further a liberal agenda. Instead, honesty has been restored to the coverage. It has become more probing and interesting as well.
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http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/science_groups_protest_cnn_cut.php
Science Groups Protest CNN Cuts
http://voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/12/23/this_just_in/271tribuine122208.txt
Could Bankrupt Tribune Even Buy the U-T?
Can you say Mucaca?
It might be getting better but, it’s still a gagger. I think they’ve moved from “hyper-partisan” to partisan.
Too little, too late. No thanks.
Amazing, became fair and balanced just in time for the Obama coverage.
Course he can’t give examples of them being fair to the Bush Admin.
Pray for W, America and Our Troops
I agree. Too late. The WP has shown its true colors. Down with ‘em.
It’s telling that Newsmax is not interactive. Otherwise and email him and tell him he’s not the decider.
The day of putting out opinion without standing up to peer review is over.
“Can you say Mucaca?”
Can you say “Palin”?
Methinks Ronnie has had one too many helpings of the hippie lettuce.
http://bristolnews.blogspot.com/
The entire Journal Register Co. is worth less than $79,000
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/231724
9 weekly papers face final deadline
So after they whore themselves out for 8 years to Bash Bush and castigate conservatives, then go into overdrive to help Zer0 get elected, they want to regain their cred by moving back to their idea of the center?
Sorry, losers. We’re not buying. Credibility is like virginity - once lost, you are not getting it back, and if you lost it by selling out, you are and probably always will be a complete skank...
BS. The Post STILL hides the party label when the perp’s a Dem.
So “Better Red than Read” proves not to be a viable business model, eh? I dunno about their conversion - institutionalized liberalism is a hard demon to exorcise. As another poster said, we’ll be the judge of that.
Let them keep their rag.
Ping the prayer warriors. This guy needs help.
Only now that the democrats are back in power, the WaPo wants to seem more bipartisan by appearing to be more fair and balanced. Don’t believe it. I have been reading the Post for 48 years. It has never ever been fair to Republicans or conservatives. During the 60’s and 70’s it was known locally as Pravda. I also read the Wash. Times daily and compare the two. By far, the Wash. Times is regularly objective by fair journalistic standards.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sag23-2008dec23,0,1562249.story
Screen Actors Guild delays strike vote
The union, which has been rocked by internal dissent, will convene a special meeting of its national board to discuss the matter.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-musicvid23-2008dec23,0,6294858.story
Recording labels and websites in a music video tussle
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