Marr
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Wed Jan-30-08 02:31 PM
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| 83. Here's the thing about trying to explain the bias to someone in the media: |
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Edited on Wed Jan-30-08 02:31 PM by Marr
If they had a problem with the corporate media's bias, they would've been fired already. That is, if they didn't have the good sense to just shut-up and delete those lines that bothered the advertiser, or the parent company, or a sister company, or whatever. As a reporter, you don't get to choose what you cover-- and as soon as your coverage of the acceptable stories becomes troublesome, it will be changed. Or you will be fired. Or both.
Do you honestly believe that corporate media ownership doesn't have an influence on news coverage?
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