Why did journalists act as a pack in withholding names of Herman Cain’s accusers?
Until today, media covering allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain have universally withheld the identities of the women, who did not voluntarily come forward.
Then today, The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s iPad publication, revealed the identity of one woman, in a flattering article that gives credibility to her claims.
That prompted Business Insider and the Daily Caller to follow suit. ...
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“Why Did Journalists act as a pack in withholding names of Herman Cain’s accusers?” A poorly written headline if I ever read one! (Too long. And we don’t need “in”.) Okay. The media lecture one more time. All American media (plural, dammit!) are controlled by five (5) giant corporations which are controlled by right wing executives who have everything to lose if Democrats actually start acting like a political party, rather than “which way do you want us to jump?” That’s ALL media (plural–as in data–data ARE....) meaning: magazines, radio, TV, films, newspapers–anything you can think of which transmits information. So why wouldn’t they treat Cain as the wronged party? Orders from above!