ABC's Debate Debacle

Trivia and biased questions dominate Democrats' debate

The ABC-sponsored Democratic debate in Philadelphia on April 16 emphasized trivial matters of little concern to voters, while the actual policy questions were often based on misleading right-wing spin. Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Media and Politics, Democratic Nomination, Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media, Media Ownership
Member Tags: informed democracy, triviality, media triviality, corporate media control
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 17, 2008 - 6:18 PM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The right wing commentators on the big corporate television media have created a great disservice to the public's need for an informed democracy by the ABC focus on the trivia spewed by virulent right wing regressives on Faux News. This review by FAIR captures this biased miserable hosting of the presidential debate with a sharp and accurate pen.

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Martha Rosler
5.0
by Martha Rosler - Oct. 1, 2008

what can one add? FAIR gets the goods on this shameful but not particularly unusual faux event. And the article supports its points with background data. terrific.

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