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MEDIA BIAS ALERT-MEDIA BIAS AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
Bernie Day
Dear Alaska News Consumer:
The Media Research Center of Alaska, a 501 (c) 3 non- profit, generally reviews news articles for bias. However, bias by the media also occurs when, at the eleventh hour, one side of an issue is presented without presenting the other.
The MRCA finds this to be the case when the Peninsula Clarion ran an op-ed at the eleventh hour, September 29th, by Gary Superman, a representative on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, "Proposition 4 wrong road to tax relief," while refusing to run ANY article by the proposition's proponents, regardless of the calls and faxes made to Publisher, Stan Pitlow and Executive Editor, Lori Evans.
This particular media bias determination may seem irrelevant to most Alaskans because it deals with a local issue. However, media bias in the eleventh hour is probably the most insidious type because it sways public opinion and it's irreparable. Proposition 4 is now history, having failed on October 1st.
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