IP: more on All the News That Fits; How the media color their coverage.

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:14:33 -0500
> From: Brent Hunsaker <brent.hunsaker () alcatel com>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> Subject: Re: IP: All the News That Fits; How the media color their coverage.
>
> David,
>
> As I remember my history, from the birth of the newspaper to today  - spin 
> has been a part of reporting. It is the reason many towns had two papers, 
> one paper supporting one side of a story or issue and the other paper 
> support the opposite. The Hurst newspaper empire was well know to spin 
> stories and push issues favored by its editor. Or as the author below 
> states "advancing the newspapers' chosen causes and attempting to alter 
> the readers perception of reality. "
>
> This story distorts reality by stating that spin is a recent behavior just 
> in favor of the liberal left. The conservative right spins just as much. 
> The pendulum of public opinion will swing from conservative to liberal 
> back to conservative over time. The papers will follow or lead such 
> swings, depending on the editors of the papers.
>
> Papers will always report the facts, or with holds them, mingled with the 
> viewpoint of the reporter and editor. "...[T]he press' incessant support 
> of the "transmogrification of liberalism..."'" quoted below just shows 
> this author's conservative viewpoint. Just as valid a point of view as the 
> liberal view he disagrees with.
>
> What I don't like is the little white lies both sides propagate to "spin" 
> their viewpoints as truth.
>
> Brent Hunsaker

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