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The Media is Liberal - Here is Your Cite Please
Take a note from FOX News (no word yet on whether they're supposed to put that in quotes) about how to do a piece on liberal bias in the media: You decide to write the story, and then you hunt for an expert to say something in support of what you've already decided to say:
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CAN YOU VALIDATE MY PRECONCEPTIONS? PLEASE? Get a load of this request from Fox News' Elisa Cho, posted to ProfNet, a site I wasn't familiar with but is apparently a great place for journalists looking for "expert" quotes for their pieces. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writer Dave Copeland has the deets on his Web site:- posted at TAPPED
TODAY/EDUCATION: LIBERAL BIAS AT COLLEGES - FOX NEWS CHANNEL (US)
I'm looking for academic "experts" who can speak about the "liberal bias" at college campuses and/or the dominance of liberal professors at colleges. I prefer someone who has written a book about this topic. No phone calls, please.
Need leads by 03:00 PM US/Eastern MAY 20
Monitored by eWatch
Elisa Cho elisa.cho@foxnews.com
It looks like the famed National Review reporting method -- the "bleg" -- has spread to other conservative outfits. Copeland promises more examples.
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