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IN>Someone who forged their address wrote:

IN>>  TO: MY DEMOCRAT FRIENDS
IN>		    ^^ That's democratic by the way. :-)

IN>	*sigh* I'm not sure which is worse, the absence of postings to he
IN>capdist newsgroups, or the fact that when there are postings they
IN>*usually* are just the script from some right-wing talk show.

IN>	Anyway, is anyone else thoroughly annoyed by the fact that most news
IN>media can't hide their annoyance at the fact that this isn't a tight
IN>race?  (did that make any sense? :) )  Jeff Greenfield looked like he
IN>was about to cry on ABC news last night when he talked about how
IN>"boring" the race was.

IN>	Every four years the news media (primarily t.v.) say, "Oh yeah, *this*
IN>time we won't cover it like a horse race and pay attention to the
IN>issues..."  Sure..

IN>	On a related note (while I'm venting here); does anybody watch CNN's
IN>"Reliable Sources"?  It sounded like a show I might be interested in,
IN>but every time I've tuned in they always have nothing but journalists
IN>(usually t.v.)  there!   Why not throw in an expert on journalism or
IN>ethics, or *anybody* with half a brain who doesn't get a paycheck from
IN>ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, or a major newspaper?  Somebody who can say, "All
IN>the networks are *still* relying on overnight practically useless
IN>polls" or "The coverage of x story was horrible because of y"
IN>	

IN>  	Ok, I'm done venting. :-) 	
IN>	

IN>Bill
IN>--
IN>Stephanie A. McGowan sm9311@cnsibm.albany.edu
IN>William J. Kyrouz    wkyrouz@nyx.net

  Last week's FRONTLINE on WMHT-Channel 17, was entitled "Why America
Hates the Press."  It was a "tough insider's examination of the culture
and tactics of the national press corps as journalists follow the 1996
presidential campaign trail."  I was only able to see a segment of this
program.  Perhaps there will be a repeat showing, although I see none
scheduled in the station's October program guide.

Juniper@tu.albany.ny.us