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11/1/2000; 7:14 AM by Seth DillinghamLast Modified
11/1/2000; 7:14 AM by Seth DillinghamIn Response To
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On Wednesday, November 1, 2000 at 6:18 AM, Jim Roepcke (jim@roepcke.com)
wrote:
>What really upsets me about this is -- okay, they endorse Bush. Does that
>mean they want him to win? Does that mean they aren't objective in their
>reporting? Are they in Bush's camp? If I'm not a Republican (I'm
>Canadian so this is moot) can I trust this paper to present an unbiased
>view of the world for me on a daily basis?
>
>I don't really understand what this means, for a paper to endorse a
>political candidate.
Don't you think that NOT endorsing someone is really just keeping their
opinions hidden?
Do you really think that objective reporting requires the reporter to form
no opinion of his own?
Seth
wrote:
>What really upsets me about this is -- okay, they endorse Bush. Does that
>mean they want him to win? Does that mean they aren't objective in their
>reporting? Are they in Bush's camp? If I'm not a Republican (I'm
>Canadian so this is moot) can I trust this paper to present an unbiased
>view of the world for me on a daily basis?
>
>I don't really understand what this means, for a paper to endorse a
>political candidate.
Don't you think that NOT endorsing someone is really just keeping their
opinions hidden?
Do you really think that objective reporting requires the reporter to form
no opinion of his own?
Seth
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| RE: This subject intentionally left blank ( 11/1/2000 by Jim Roepcke ) | |
| On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 12:14:50 GMT, Seth Dillingham wrote: >On Wednesday, |
