(02-09-2021, 12:12 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 11:22 AM)mikesez Wrote: How so?

If you think the LA Times or Bozeman Chronicle needs to give opportunity for rebuttal against opinion pieces, do you not apply the same logic to talk radio?

No, because the first two are alleged institutions of journalism which supposedly adopt policies of neutrality and balance, while the last is not.

Does, does, this need to be, um, explained?

You know they're not neutral in their choice of opinion pieces to publish.
I know they're not neutral in their choice of opinion pieces to publish.
In fact I don't think they ever claimed to be neutral. Most city newspapers make an effort to publish some contrasting editorials, but certainly not 1:1.
And if you look at your local newspaper, the Florida Times Union, their choice of opinion pieces is obviously slanted towards the right.
What's the problem?
We should either expect neutrality and equal time from all of these outlets, or none of them.

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