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From: orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER)
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Subject: Re: Accuracy In Academia (AIA): Endorsements
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Date: Fri, 3-Oct-86 11:46:33 EDT
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> In 1980 and 1984, just about
> as many papers endorsed Reagan as endorsed Carter or Mondale.  Without
> getting into AIM too much, the point I'm trying to make is that this
> organization has NOT done anything that the news media does not
> already do and has done for a long time.
> 
> > UUCP	ihnp4!dicome!meccts!mvs

In point of fact, your statement is wrong but understandable given
the persistence refrains about the "liberal" press. (which may
show something about just how "liberal" the press really is 
that such refrains get repeated with no attention to accuracy!)

In fact, Reagan garnered some 70% of newspaper endorsements in 1984.
If you look back at elections going back over many decades, you will
find that, in fact, Republican presidential candidates are regularly
endorsed by about 55% of newspapers.   

In fact, there is a consistent *conservative* bias in newspapers
and the media which leads to such things as the latest revelation
that the CIA conducted a disinformation campaign about possible
attacks by Gaddafi and planned American attacks.  This disinformation
(as we now know it to be thanks to the Washington Post) was simply
repeated as "facts" by all the major media.

To give another prime example: the media have endlessly repeated Reagan's
claims that he wishes to "reduce* nuclear weapons.  Yet I have never
seen an article, except in the Op-Ed page of the New York Times
and the alternative press, which points out that in fact, Reagan
has deployed 3 nuclear weapons a day since he came into office,
that he plans to deploy 15,000 nuclear weapons in the next few years,
and so forth.  Even Mc-Neil-Lehrer had Kissinger and Malcom Wallop
as commentators on Reagan's deal to swap Daniloff for Zhakarov.
Kissinger advocated limited nuclear war in the 50's and was
the engineer of the infamous Cambodian invasion, Malcom Wallop
thinks all arms control treaties should be torn to shreds.
Balanced opinions I would say!

             tim sevener   whuxn!orb