From: Ant McWatt (antmcwatt@hotmail.co.uk)
Date: Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:07:44 GMT
Mark Heyman stated on January 15th 2005:
>Hi Ant, Ian, and all,
>
>I better jump in here before Platt's selective look at the US media
>descends into utter fantasy.
Mark,
Many thanks for the expanded context concerning the news reports that Platt
mentioned.
>Now note the double standard regarding media mistakes. CBS has been
>roundly criticized, and employees have lost their jobs, over a report [on
>Bush]
>that used documents that may not have been authentic, though the
>general idea behind the report was essentially correct. Last year,
>The New York Times ran at least five articles and columns that used a
>"quote" from Senator John Kerry that was definitely not real. It was
>made-up by columnist Maureen Dowd to mock and deride Kerry, and was
>passed around the editorial office like a piece of Christmas candy.
>Nobody lost their job or was even reprimanded.
Surprize, surprize! So much for the (non-existent) left-wing mass media
that is biased against Bush.
>There are numerous other examples of this double-standard, and I'll be
>happy to provide details to anyone who's interested.
I love reading “corrective” stories like these. As such, any further
details would be much appreciated.
Best wishes,
Anthony.
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