Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Polls!
As a person interested in politics and journalism, I understand the importance of presenting unbiased news. However, details in presentation can undermine a person's attempt to appear nonpartisan. This morning, for instance, I was listening to the radio, and the radio host proclaimed, "Today's a good day to keep Indiana red." Yesterday morning, this same radio host had gone on a ten minute spiel about the fairness of his news cast. A presenter of news can show passion, but this passion must be contained when a show is touted as unprejudiced. Watching CBS tonight, I could tell that the station had a blue tinge. Many of the guest commentators were talking about Obama, his campaign, and the change he would bring to Washington. At Fox, a station known for its red tendencies, the commentators spoke about McCain, Palin, and whether Palin was a ticket sinker. I flipped back and forth between these two channels for about an hour, and I find this race absolutely fascinating.
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Maddie-
I saw the same biases that you did only on different stations. It was really interesting to me how each station could be projecting such varying results depending on their audiences. Although i didn't hear anything on the radio, I would definitely believe that radio hosts have been pushing for their candidate for weeks.
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