Surprised by Solidarity in Wisconsin

One of the early assumptions in media coverage of the Wisconsin protests against Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed anti-labor legislation was that the public wouldn’t sympathize with “overpaid” public-sector workers. But soon enough, reality intervened. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 11, 2011 - 9:59 AM PDT
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by Fred Gatlin - Apr. 11, 2011

This story shows problems with journalism. It shows that articles follow whatever they decide to say rather than work to find good information.

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by Jack Powers - Apr. 11, 2011

It is important to note things that mainstream media miss or get wrong. However their seems to be some bias here: author calls debaters "right-wing" and "right-leaning" but the opposition is a "Democratic strategist".

Sometimes "conventional wisdom" or "common knowledge" are wrong.

“Media discussion about workers’ rights rarely includes much input from workers and their advocates.” More »

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