The Star and Tribune is a newspaper, indeed, but it's endorsement process is clearly one that is biased, as it should be. Every organization that engages in endorsement has its own set of criteria that it uses to determine who it will endorse. This process is clearly a process of bias. The Star and Tribune, in general, has tended to endorse middle of the road candidates who are usually blessed by the DFL which means that the endorsement criteria of the Star and Tribune is middle of the road politics, much like the politics of the DFL.
And on to the fallacy of unbiased reporting. It just doesn't exist folks. Writing happens through the lens of the individual. Each individual sees the world in a completely different way. While media sources may strive to be as unbiased as possible, unbiased reporting is a false moniker. Every article has a spin. You see, here's the other side of an endorsement process. Once an organization endorses candidates they generally want to see the candidates they endorse win. It adds credibility to their process each time one of their endorsees takes office. I believe the Star and Tribune purposefully used the tag 52 year old grad student, blaise blaise blaise for Micheal Atherton specifically to conjure up certain images in the publics mind. And, I'd even go so far as to suggest that the writer wished to create a negative image of Michael Atherton. Imagine that? The Strib would want to take a veiled shot at a candidate it found wanting? GOD FORBID! I'm surprised folks around here aren't in a tizzy about party endorsements. Cheerfully biased, Brandon Lacy Campos Powderhorn Park 9-5 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lomker, Michael Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:51 AM To: MNforum (E-mail) Subject: RE: [Mpls] Strib school board endorsements > that the Tribune's describing you as a "52 year old graduate student" > hurts your chances of election to the school board and was a hurtful > thing for them to do. Yet you turn around and in the next WizardMarks (is that your given name?), I think there is a qualitative difference between a newspaper (which purports to be an ubiased source) giving a biased opinion and a candidate commenting on another candidate. Everyone expects candidates to be critical of one another but the press should be held to a higher standard, outside of an editorial. > their vote. It gives me the feeling that you are not a guy I > should be > voting for to work in the service of children. I'm not sure if Michael is helping his cause by protesting so much. Sometimes it is best to hold yourself above your critics (when the bias is obvious) and stay focused on the issues. -Michael Lomker, North Loop _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
