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“…reporters are encouraged to throw away the weasel words and call it like they see it when they think public officials have revealed themselves as phonies or flip-floppers.”
And I’m sure right now they are compiling Obama’s numerous flippety flops for their next piece…
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. When PigDogs fly.
Swinehound on July 14, 2008 at 4:42 PM
“The problem,” says James Taranto, the Wall Street Journal’s Best of the Web columnist and a frequent critic of what he sees as the AP’s liberal bias, “is that while you can do opinion journalism and incorporate reporting into it, you can’t say you’re doing straight reporting, and then add opinion to that.”
Winner. And by all means AP, come right out and say it. Wave that liberal flag!
That’s worked so well for Air America.
TheUnrepentantGeek on July 14, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Actually this could turn out to be a good thing. There has always been bias in media, but it is most dangerous when it attempts to appear fair. By allowing clearly stated opinions into the AP’s articles, it removes the subtlety of the bias that has been there all along. The AP needs to do this to keep up with the many blogs which cater to specialized groups and don’t bother hiding their opinions. I welcome this change.
Eric12470210 on July 14, 2008 at 4:44 PM
“Katrina was a good example of when the journalism community got it right, because it was staring us in the face,” Fournier, seated in the AP’s Washington bureau, told Politico.
“When George Bush stood up there and said that things were going fine in Katrina, I was able to write, ‘The president is wrong.’ That was pretty liberating. It was also a fact.”
BS. Fournier isn’t changing the AP’s news gathering style. What he’s done is turned it into an ego gathering one. Instead of reporting biased news in a neutral manner, They’re going to out and out claim they’re being biased. So long as they can back up what they say and that’s the easy part.
It’s why Fournier didn’t report on the actual facts with the Missouri floods this year. It wasn’t important to him because it wasn’t anti-Bush.
Skywise on July 14, 2008 at 4:46 PM
opinion journalism is a euphemism for liberal journalism.
Denial of bias is a big part of the irritation with outfits like the AP. They will replace it with in-your-face liberal bias. That will keep them sinking, but it does strike a blow for honesty.
Feedie on July 14, 2008 at 4:58 PM
If Fournier thinks Katrina is a good example of the media getting things right, then he hasn’t bothered to look very closely.
I’ve lost track of the number of stories that were completely and utterly wrong, yet the “media” still congratulates themselves over that coverage.
MarkTheGreat on July 14, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Fournier goes past liberal, far into the territory of delusional. The sad part of this is the corporate interlinks between the chain owners that make up so-called “local” newspapers. The AP and ilk are dragging everyone down with them. I still think it’s way past time to revisit anti-trust and anti-monopolism.
Feedie on July 14, 2008 at 5:25 PM
AP = Arrogant Pinheads
I stopped reading anything with an AP byline long ago.
AP employees must avoid behavior or activities – political, social or financial – that create a conflict of interest or compromise our ability to report the news fairly and accurately, uninfluenced by any person or action.
(From the post on the AP standing by during the murder of a woman by the Taliban)
Unless, of course, the reporter decides to report the news unfairly and inaccurately so it better fits their political viewpoint.
Fournier wrote an op-ed (a post at my old blog) expressing slavish devotion to Cindy Sheehan. The new ‘journalism’ is a lot like the old Gramscian Marxism.
Beagle on July 14, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Good. Keep on trucking down the road to irrelevancy, Associated Alleged Press.
hillbillyjim on July 14, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Everything is seemingly spinning out of control!
Jobius on July 14, 2008 at 7:53 PM
For 162 years, they have survived in objectivity. Why change a good thing?
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And I’m sure right now they are compiling Obama’s numerous flippety flops for their next piece…
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. When PigDogs fly.
Swinehound on July 14, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Winner. And by all means AP, come right out and say it. Wave that liberal flag!
That’s worked so well for Air America.
TheUnrepentantGeek on July 14, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Actually this could turn out to be a good thing. There has always been bias in media, but it is most dangerous when it attempts to appear fair. By allowing clearly stated opinions into the AP’s articles, it removes the subtlety of the bias that has been there all along. The AP needs to do this to keep up with the many blogs which cater to specialized groups and don’t bother hiding their opinions. I welcome this change.
Eric12470210 on July 14, 2008 at 4:44 PM
BS. Fournier isn’t changing the AP’s news gathering style. What he’s done is turned it into an ego gathering one. Instead of reporting biased news in a neutral manner, They’re going to out and out claim they’re being biased. So long as they can back up what they say and that’s the easy part.
It’s why Fournier didn’t report on the actual facts with the Missouri floods this year. It wasn’t important to him because it wasn’t anti-Bush.
Skywise on July 14, 2008 at 4:46 PM
opinion journalism is a euphemism for liberal journalism.
Ian on July 14, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Denial of bias is a big part of the irritation with outfits like the AP. They will replace it with in-your-face liberal bias. That will keep them sinking, but it does strike a blow for honesty.
Feedie on July 14, 2008 at 4:58 PM
If Fournier thinks Katrina is a good example of the media getting things right, then he hasn’t bothered to look very closely.
I’ve lost track of the number of stories that were completely and utterly wrong, yet the “media” still congratulates themselves over that coverage.
MarkTheGreat on July 14, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Fournier goes past liberal, far into the territory of delusional. The sad part of this is the corporate interlinks between the chain owners that make up so-called “local” newspapers. The AP and ilk are dragging everyone down with them. I still think it’s way past time to revisit anti-trust and anti-monopolism.
Feedie on July 14, 2008 at 5:25 PM
AP = Arrogant Pinheads
I stopped reading anything with an AP byline long ago.
Rod on July 14, 2008 at 5:28 PM
(From the post on the AP standing by during the murder of a woman by the Taliban)
Unless, of course, the reporter decides to report the news unfairly and inaccurately so it better fits their political viewpoint.
Rod on July 14, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Fournier wrote an op-ed (a post at my old blog) expressing slavish devotion to Cindy Sheehan. The new ‘journalism’ is a lot like the old Gramscian Marxism.
Beagle on July 14, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Good. Keep on trucking down the road to irrelevancy,
AssociatedAlleged Press.hillbillyjim on July 14, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Everything is seemingly spinning out of control!
Jobius on July 14, 2008 at 7:53 PM
For 162 years, they have survived in objectivity. Why change a good thing?
MB007 on July 14, 2008 at 8:11 PM