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By: Linsey Orlof

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By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:16:54 +0000

don’t attack Bernie for stating his opinion, he has the right to do so. Just like you have the right to chose whether to read this article or not.

i think that this is a great article Bernie, and it really reflects what is happening all over the country with the media.

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:27:04 +0000

And there is cetainly no bias on this website!

By: Salvatore Costa

Salvatore Costa — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:57:32 +0000

Mr. Goldberg,
In keeping with your critism of the lamestream media, press in particular, the following article by Tom McNiff, managing editor of the Ocala Star-Banner is indicative of where journalism is today. Journalism is an art rather than a science. Consequently journalism is jubjective rather than objective.
“Why we choose to run certain stories, photos and facts
Why?
That’s what our readers often want to know.
Why do we choose certain photos, write certain headlines, publish certain stories and not others?
Why do we publish some facts?
Why do we leave others out?
When tour groups visit the Star-Banner, I take them into our conference room where we hold our news meetings, and describe the way we work through these questions.
We talk, we argue, we listen, and we reach consensus.
And when there isn’t consensus, the editor makes a judgment call.
In the end, the process is more art form than science.
No matter how hard you try, you can’t take all the subjectivity out of it.
Yes, we try to be as scientific as possible.
We apply criteria.
Is the story local? Would it interest our readers? Which readers? Is a fact relevant? Etc.
We also consider the mythical “average, reasonable reader.”
Would a fact, a photo, a headline offend the reasonable reader?
Would this reader feel that certain details are gratuitous, or would the reader feel they were helpful in understanding the story?
This question came up recently while our public safety reporter, Austin Miller, was reporting a story about the alarming number of marijuana grow houses popping up locally.
As it turns out, the vast majority of the people arrested for operating these grow houses are Cuban nationals.
From August to December 2007, all 16 people arrested were Cuban; in 2008, 32 of 37 were Cuban; and in 2009, 29 of 35 were.
Within days of publishing that story, the angry e-mails, letters and calls started.
It was racist to point out the suspects were Cuban, some said.
Most Cubans are good, hard-working people, and the story made it seem that Cubans are all criminals, others said.
Why?
Like most radioactive issues, we saw this criticism coming, and we talked about it at length.
The first question we asked was, is it racist to point out that the majority of the suspects are Cuban?
No, we concluded, it was not.
You see, we don’t identify people by race unless it’s relevant to the story.
You never point out race for the sake of pointing out race.
It fuels racial stereotypes.
But Cuban is a nationality, not a race.
Cubans can be Hispanic, white or black.
So then why is it relevant that the majority of the suspects were Cuban nationals?
Whether they were Cuban, Mexican, Egyptian, British, Thai or Canadian, it is worth noting that most of the people arrested are foreign nationals.
It reveals a pattern, a disturbing trend that a group of outsiders is setting up criminal enterprises in our midst.
The reasonable reader I mentioned earlier?
I don’t think that person believes that a group of criminals represents the law-abiding, Cuban-American community.
We certainly don’t believe it.
It was racist to point out the suspects were Cuban, some said.
Most Cubans are good, hard-working people, and the story made it seem that Cubans are all criminals, others said.
Why?
Like most radioactive issues, we saw this criticism coming, and we talked about it at length.
The first question we asked was, is it racist to point out that the majority of the suspects are Cuban?
No, we concluded, it was not.
You see, we don’t identify people by race unless it’s relevant to the story.
You never point out race for the sake of pointing out race.
It fuels racial stereotypes.
But Cuban is a nationality, not a race.
Cubans can be Hispanic, white or black.
So then why is it relevant that the majority of the suspects were Cuban nationals?
Whether they were Cuban, Mexican, Egyptian, British, Thai or Canadian, it is worth noting that most of the people arrested are foreign nationals.
It reveals a pattern, a disturbing trend that a group of outsiders is setting up criminal enterprises in our midst.
The reasonable reader I mentioned earlier?
I don’t think that person believes that a group of criminals represents the law-abiding, Cuban-American community.
We certainly don’t believe it.”

By: John S.

John S. — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:26:33 +0000

Bernie,

I’m a big fan but one thing is niggling at me about your last appearance, the ’57 states’ thing is not about Obama, after all any tired person can mis-speak, but the issue is the MSM non-coverage of it. If Palin, Bush or any number of conservatives had said it you quite literally would never hear the end of it. Keep their feet to the fire.