[Vision2020] being fair and even

[Sue Hovey]

Roger,

No, I think you aren't evenhanded in your jokes and other emails, but truly 
I don't care. It was a concern you expressed and then didn't follow through 
on.    I know I'm not out to make sure the critcial material I send out 
about the Current Resident (as Garrison Keilor calls him) is balanced by 
something positive about him.  I don't have the time, energy or desire to 
dig that deeply.  Now to segue into this:  In the book, THE DEVIL IN DOVER, 
Lauri Lebo addresses the idea of "fair and balanced" journalism thusly:

"Somewhere along the line, we as journalists have gotten confused by a 
misguided notion of objectivity.  It is our job to inform readers of the 
truth,.........even if it means the stories are no longer "balanced."

And, by the way, this is a really fine book.  Lebo is a hometown journalist 
who covered the trial between the Dover (PA) School District and local 
parents, who went to court when the board imposed the teaching of 
Intelligent Design in science classes.  It was one of the best of my summer 
reading.

Sue Hovey
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Subject: [Vision2020] being fair and even


> Sue doesn't think I'e been fair and even in the ridicule or poking fun at 
> department. I think that Saundra's George Bush cartoon was a fair response 
> to my kittens joke. I will give her another one. The radio talk show hosts 
> have been belittling Obama for his " that is a higher pay grade than me" 
> answer at the Saddleback Forum. I don't see a problem with it. He could 
> have been referring to God. Who knows? In any case why waste time on it. 
> There are more important thing to be worried about. For instance he said 
> "It will be necessary to restructure the entire american economy. That 
> translates to full blown socialism if not communism to me. That scares the 
> hell out of me.
>
> Roger
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