[IP] more on CASUALTY OF WAR: THE U.S. ECONOMY
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From: Thomas Leavitt <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: July 21, 2005 2:41:35 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: severo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] CASUALTY OF WAR: THE U.S. ECONOMY
Dave,
This article is a classic example of how right-wing think tanks so
dominate media discourse that the news often seems to be reduced to
squabbles between varying factions on the right. I wrote the author a
letter (cc'ing the Chronicle's reader representative), which I then
posted to Seeing The Forest, a blog I write for, at
http://www.seeingtheforest.com/archives/2005/07/letter_to_a_chr.htm
The letter starts thusly:
'I'm wondering why you couldn't find a single "left of center-right"
economist, think tank representative, or private sector critic to
quote as
a source in this article.'
We really need to hold our media to a higher standard in terms of
citing
a diversity of sources. Letters like this are the first step towards
restoring balance in the media's coverage of issues of this sort.
Regards,
Thomas Leavitt
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