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If I Ran the Zoo —
Shorter Deborah Howell: "Talented people are liberal, so we'll hire more losers."
Howell's fairness doctrine
Michael Calderone's Blog —
... , Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell gives some more red meat to the right-wing talk radio contingent by writing that because there's a "perception" of liberal bias in media, a non-partisan newspaper should consider instituting a political litmus test when hiring reporters. ...
Howell: 'Most Washington Post Journalists Voted for Obama. I Did'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... In her November 16 column, “Remedying the Bias Perception,” Howell, the Washington Bureau chief and editor of Newhouse News for 15 years before joining the Post as ombudsman in 2005, proposed a solution to the liberal dominance in newsrooms which biases coverage: “Are there ways to tackle this? More conservatives in newsrooms and rigorous editing would be two. The first is not easy: Editors hire not on the basis of beliefs but on talent in reporting, photography and editing, and hiring is at a standstill because of the economy. But newspapers have hired more ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos —
... Deborah Howell: Conservatives squeal and wail, and we respond. We can't just be balanced, we need to be perceived as balanced. How non-reality based conservative readers figure out what to make of this is driving the process, same as always. ...
Affirmative action for conservatives
Political Animal —
... . Yesterday, Howell returned to the subject , and suggested her newspaper start considering ideology when making staff decisions. The opinion pages have strong conservative voices; the editorial board includes centrists and conservatives; and there were editorials critical of Obama. Yet opinion was still weighted toward Obama. It's not hard to see why conservatives feel disrespected. Are there ways to tackle this? More conservatives in newsrooms and rigorous editing would be two. The first is not easy: Editors hire not on the basis of beliefs but on talent in reporting, ...
Howard Kurtz: So, how ’bout that media hagiography of Obama, huh?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... it’s the left generally, forever condescending to the right about iconoclasm and the virtues of being suspicious of power. Meanwhile, they’re toting around iconography with a giant close-up of the leader over the word “PROGRESS”. When do the prayer gestures finally go mainstream? Baseball Crank notes that The One has been on the front page of the Daily News every day since November 2 . Exit question: Is there any connection, do you suppose, between Kurtz’s piece and this one ?
Now That the Election’s Over…
California Conservative —
... Now that the election is over, the FMSM is publishing lots of self-examination articles. This article by Deborah Howell focuses on The Washington Post’s not vetting Obama. ...
Intellectual Diversity Needed in the Newsroom
Brain-Terminal.com —
One week after admitting that the Washington Post’s election coverage showed a “tilt” that favored Barack Obama, the paper’s ombudsman discussed the importance of intellectual diversity in the newsroom:
Thousands of conservatives and even some moderates have complained during my more than three-year term that The Post is too liberal; many have stopped subscribing, including more than 900 in the past four weeks.
It pains me to see lost subscribers and revenue, especially when newspapers are shrinking. Conservative ...
Emotional rescue
Balloon Juice —
... It certainly seemed a strange coincidence that both the Times’ and the Kaplan’s ombudsmen declared their fealty to Lord Beck in the same week. A reader reminded me that this not the first time the Daily Kaplan has gone down this road. Here’s Deborah Howell on teh librul bias last year: ...
