tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post114148389627384721..comments2023-10-02T07:55:24.415-04:00Comments on Words Matter: Narrowness, rather than biasJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1141685116669425532006-03-06T17:45:00.000-05:002006-03-06T17:45:00.000-05:00This is a serious issue and I appreciate the comme...This is a serious issue and I appreciate the comments. <BR/><BR/>I deplore the technique that is rendered balance, which means we have two guests (or four, equally divided) all from different seats on the same bus. Meanwhile, the bus is headed off the cliff!<BR/><BR/>Good God!!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1141630978774534522006-03-06T02:42:00.000-05:002006-03-06T02:42:00.000-05:00Thank you for writing this. It's a disheartening t...Thank you for writing this. It's a disheartening trend. People are lured into this false construct whereby "the truth" comes from examining "both sides" of an issue, but when one side is completely lying and the other side is only hinting at half-truths, the actual story lies somewhere else, unreported, forgotten, and unknown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1141487385465229982006-03-04T10:49:00.000-05:002006-03-04T10:49:00.000-05:00Back when I used to watch TV, I watched one local ...Back when I used to watch TV, I watched one local news show and one segment was about "Nike's new reversible shoes". I called up the station and asked if they got paid by Nike to show that. One lackey said "I'm not aware of any payment." I asked if he thought that it was newsworthy and he said "Well, the producer thought it was." <BR/><BR/>"Well, do YOU think it was newsworthy?"<BR/><BR/>"The producer did."<BR/><BR/>Baaaa...Moooo....Guerrillas in the Midsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423501611427715112noreply@blogger.com