Comments on: AP Reporter’s Indicted Pol Writeups Differ Sharply (Renzi vs. Jefferson) http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Righty http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120666 Righty Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:00:46 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120666 There was an article in the local paper that read similar. The congresscritter in trouble was introduced in the first sentence as "Rep. (Name)(State)". In the last paragraph, a few pages in, it was clarified that he was "Representative (Name)(D-State). I was still in early high school and I remember thinking they're trying to make people think he's a Republican by using the abbreviation for Representative. We have a pretty Liberal newspaper here. Every political story has a good left spin. There was an article in the local paper that read similar.

The congresscritter in trouble was introduced in the first sentence as “Rep. (Name)(State)”. In the last paragraph, a few pages in, it was clarified that he was “Representative (Name)(D-State).

I was still in early high school and I remember thinking they’re trying to make people think he’s a Republican by using the abbreviation for Representative.

We have a pretty Liberal newspaper here. Every political story has a good left spin.

]]> By: Media Bias? « Poppypundit http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120640 Media Bias? « Poppypundit Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:31:09 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120640 [...] of media bias, a comparison of two stories about congressmen with ethical and legal problems should remove all doubt.  Here are the [...] […] of media bias, a comparison of two stories about congressmen with ethical and legal problems should remove all doubt.  Here are the […]

]]> By: cnredd http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120637 cnredd Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:56:39 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120637 There's even ANOTHER aspect to this story that doesn't deal with the reporters... With Renzi, the GOP is pressuring him to step down... But with Jefferson, the Democratic leadership not only refuse to pressure to remove him, but actually gave him a seat on a Committe... www.politicalwrinkles.com There’s even ANOTHER aspect to this story that doesn’t deal with the reporters…

With Renzi, the GOP is pressuring him to step down…

But with Jefferson, the Democratic leadership not only refuse to pressure to remove him, but actually gave him a seat on a Committe…

http://www.politicalwrinkles.com

]]> By: Vail Beach http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120631 Vail Beach Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:20:02 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120631 As a journalist, I was always instructed that, on first use, a member of Congress must be identified in a standardized way, i.e. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), John Boehner (R-Florida). If this practice were still followed, it wouldn't matter whether the reporter ever mentioned party affiliation elsewhere. Oh, and this guidance came from a quaint little book known as the AP Stylebook. I wonder if the AP still has copies around. As a journalist, I was always instructed that, on first use, a member of Congress must be identified in a standardized way, i.e. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), John Boehner (R-Florida). If this practice were still followed, it wouldn’t matter whether the reporter ever mentioned party affiliation elsewhere.

Oh, and this guidance came from a quaint little book known as the AP Stylebook. I wonder if the AP still has copies around.

]]> By: one more example http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120630 one more example Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:17:19 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/22/ap-reporters-indicted-pol-writeups-differ-sharply/#comment-120630 And the libs always belittle the cries from the right of media bias. How many examples do you need of this? It's a daily obfuscation of truth from the Left. And the libs always belittle the cries from the right of media bias. How many examples do you need of this? It’s a daily obfuscation of truth from the Left.

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