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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Ubiquitous" |
| Date: |
14 May 2007 05:08:54 PM |
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Kurtz Says John McCain Told Him 99% Of Reporters Are 'Fair' |
NEW YORK At his online chat today at www.washingtonpost.com, media
reporter Howard Kurtz responded to a number of questions about the
political leanings of the press, from Rupert Murdoch on down.
But one particular question drew a revelation about a recent talk he had
with candidate for president Sen. John McCain. Kurtz said that McCain
had told him that 99% of reporters actually do a "fair" and "objective"
job.
Later in today's online chat, another reader responded to McCain's
claim: "He's just sucking up to the press corps, trying to get back on
the front page. He misses being a media darling."
Kurtz replied: "The second part may be true, but his answer to my
question wasn't exactly going to land him on the front page. Nobody even
mentioned it but me."
Here is the "99%" exchange.
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Seattle: You let a questioner posit that newspapers are left-leaning
without challenging that assertion. Can you please go back and set him
or her straight?
Howard Kurtz: Depends on the newspaper, the story and the reporter. I
don't dispute the notion that many journalists are left of center on
social issues and sometimes that can be reflected in their copy or the
way they frame stories. I absolutely dispute the idea that most
journalists are partisan in a political sense. But hey, don't take my
word for it. John McCain told me on his campaign bus a couple of weeks
ago that he believes 99% of reporters try to do a fair and objective
job.
[As do most other leftists, no doubt]
--
It is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which
the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
for them, it's failing.
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