Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tim It is quite obvious that the Onion has not read our local San Diego sports reporters or the sports editorials on our local major league teams. The teams are the worst in our nation and our local papers say just that. Totally accurate reporting. Jerry Tim Atherton wrote: > As we were considering the state of the freedom of the press recently, this > seemed of interest.... > > "ALBANY, NY-Members of the national media watchdog group Fairness and > Accuracy In Reporting released a 255-page report Monday criticizing the > American media for severely biased local sports coverage. > > "In our extensive study of the nation's sports sections and broadcasts, we > documented countless examples of shamelessly one-sided reporting, obvious > speculation, and bald editorializing masquerading as journalism," FAIR > spokesman Scott Wilborough said. "Coverage was heavily, sometimes brazenly, > weighted toward the teams from a media source's own area. To look at the > data, you would almost think that sports journalists aren't held to the same > standards as other reporters."... > > ..."Photos almost always featured the home team, usually in a moment of > victory," Wilborough said. "When the players and coaches of the opposing > team were discussed, it was usually in the context of how they were > 'destroyed' or 'stomped.'"... > > ..."It's frankly baffling how widespread the bias is," Wilborough said. > "Journalists seem to lose their composure altogether when reporting on their > local sports teams." > > The FAIR report, which characterized the bias as "irresponsible and > pervasive," stated that "the blatant slanting of local sports coverage goes > against the ethics of balanced journalism and contributes to a public > perception that the local team in a particular area is the absolute best. > This does a disservice to the very audience that the media claim to > serve."... > > Wilborough said the problem may be larger than many realize. > > .."Let's face it, sports news is the only news most people read," Wilborough > said. > "That's reason enough to clean it up. Otherwise, the media may start seeing > bias and sensationalism as a formula for success. I don't think anyone wants > to live in a country where that happens.".. more at: > > http://theonion.com/3945/news1.html > > tim a > > :-) > > (who is very proud to have been published in The Onion...) > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html