By stressing the politics, the article irritated more readers. “A suspicious person might see an attempt to deflect criticism of Acorn by highlighting how those pesky conservatives are at it again,” said Albert Smith of Chatham, N.J. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Jay Rosen, Real Clear Politics, Google News (U.S.)
This story opinion claims to add perspective, but ignores the fact that the Right had been attacking ACORN for years before they perpetrated this sting.
The mainstream media in general blew it on the ACORN video story but I have some sympathy -- I place little credence in what I hear from the biased left or the biased right. I generally don't listen to or read such sources and if I do by chance pick something up, I automatically question the context.
One persistent complaint about Acorn is that it fails to manage its staff. Lewis’s statement was removed from Acorn’s Web site after a video was posted with an Acorn ... More »
“If you know you are a target, it requires extra vigilance,” Rosenstiel said. “Even the suspicion of a bias is a problem all by itself.” Could apply to The Times or to the subject of the story it seemed reluctant to cover.
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