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Trash Drudge, Bash Rush and Get a Career Boost?
Fox News ^ | August 06, 2010 | John R. Lott Jr.

Posted on 08/06/2010 7:47:35 PM PDT by JohnRLott

The case of Mr. David Weigel, a reporter who was hired by The Washington Post to blog about conservatives and who resigned from his job on June 25, exposed the inner workings of journalism in America.

But what has been most telling about the case since then hasn't just been Weigel's actions or the revelations of other journalists on "Journolist," -- which is described by The Post as "an off-the-record listserv for several hundred independent to left-leaning commentators and journalists that was founded in 2007" -- but how other journalists have reacted to the news.

Although it has long been well-known that journalists overwhelmingly have liberal leanings, they have typically claimed that it doesn't affect their reporting. But the boost given Weigel’s career by the revelations that he advocated shaping news coverage to help President Obama pass his legislative agenda was extremely surprising.

How Weigel advocated that news be tilted to help Obama ought to be have been the main story in the scandal. But, of course, that has not been the take coming from journalists. Instead, . . .

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnn; davidweigel; drudgereport; foxnews; jlist; johnlott; journolist; media; mediabias; msnbc; newtgingrich; newyorktimes; nytimes; paultards; rushlimbaugh; washingtonpost; weigel

1 posted on 08/06/2010 7:47:38 PM PDT by JohnRLott
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To: JohnRLott

Is that old windbag still on the air ?


2 posted on 08/06/2010 7:51:12 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom sarc ;))
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To: JohnRLott

I believe the same thing is going on in Education- spout the liberal line, or lose your job.

My daughters school just had to get rid of some teachers due to budget cuts- guess who is gone? The Republicans.


3 posted on 08/06/2010 7:52:11 PM PDT by Mr. K (Physically unable to proofreed (<---oops! see?))
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To: Mr. K

The “old school” teachers. The teachers who adhere to the old system, right? In other words, Republicans, as you said.


4 posted on 08/06/2010 7:55:00 PM PDT by FrdmLvr ( VIVA la SB 1070!)
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To: JohnRLott

Media whores continue to turn tricks for their pimp, 0bama.

Anyone surprised?


5 posted on 08/06/2010 7:56:42 PM PDT by airborne (Why is it we won't allow the Bible in school, but we will in prison? Think about it.)
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To: al baby

Love him or hate him; Rush blazed a trail.


6 posted on 08/06/2010 8:19:33 PM PDT by CommieCutter (A Centrist Democrat is now defined as: between Socialism and Communism.)
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To: JohnRLott

I don’t read Slate and never watch pmsnbc.

As a matter of fact, does anyone?


7 posted on 08/06/2010 8:20:32 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: JohnRLott

btt


8 posted on 08/06/2010 9:17:14 PM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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