Stacking the deck?
Radar Online’s John Cook writes about something that occurred on an episode of Lou Dobbs Tonight…
But in the finished piece that aired, the Graham accusation looms large, and Overholser’s on-camera soundbite—”I think there are different ways to do journalism legitimately, but you have to … not pretend that you’re doing objectivity when you’re not”—comes on the heels of a conservative talking head from Accuracy in Media raising the accusations against the Post. “To the degree that this implies that I would have been chiding Graham,” Overholser says of the segment, “it is completely out of line.”
Sylvester declined to comment for the record. A CNN spokeswoman, taking time out of her busy day fending off href=”http://www.gawker.com/news/surprising-buried-news/lou-dobbs-loves-white-supremacists-hates-imaginary-lepers-264414.php” target=”_blank”>charges that Dobbs’s show is a forum for white supremacists, said Feldstein misinterpreted the producer’s comments. “It’s ridiculous to suggest that anyone was trying to coach anyone,” she said. “The fact is that they were trying to get someone neutral, and the booker was just explaining what Lou’s take is.”



“The most trusted name in news” uh huh
I wonder how much the PR people are paid to lie on a daily basis? How much is it worth to ignore a conscience?
Comment by Mary Snow — May 31, 2007 @ 5:35 pm