consortiumnews.com - http://www.consortiumnews.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A newspaper's finding that George W. Bush padded his narrow lead in Florida by getting lax standards applied to overseas ballots in his strongholds while using stringent standards in Al Gore's counties adds some historical details to Election 2000. But the bigger picture is the failure of the national news media to inform the American people in a timely way and to protect their democratic rights. Indeed, last year's campaign and election were replete with examples of the news media misreporting key facts and missing important stories. Through to the end, the press corps was complicit in the overturning of the voters' will. For the full story on how the media has become the mess, go to Consortiumnews.com at http://www.consortiumnews.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
