A fascinating essay by Dave Winer concerning Paul Krugman and The NY Times and 'big media' in general. While Winer is attentive to his blogging agenda, nevertheless he aptly suggests that big media does a very one-sided job of reporting the 'news' depending on the bias of the particular paper or channel.
Winer is right on this, but blogging will not solve it. Media should have the courage to state their bias, not just in the editorial pages , but reporter bias, copy editor bias, publisher bias. It's no surprise and perfectly normal for these biases exist, after all they are human. What I resent is the failure of media to own up to their biases.
Perhaps they are blinded by their perceived objectivity!
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