Yesterday on facebook, on an Allentown information page no less, someone wondered what yesterday's post about Bill White's column had to do with Allentown? Actually, just about everything. The Morning Call remains the dominant news sources in Allentown, and especially with no new publisher on board, Bill White is their voice. Since the paper no longer publishes editorials, only White's column now fills that void.
I find it no coincidence that White has no respect for Trump, wrote Monday's column and that all the letters recently were against Kavanaugh's appointment.
Although media bias seems more the norm than the exception in this era, there are local consequences. For example, Marty Nothstein was abused by an unsubstantiated claim. Although totally exonerated, like toothpaste, those headlines do not go back into the tube. He has filed a lawsuit against the paper. Perhaps the paper, in another time with more of a firewall wall between staff bias and candidates, would not have run with such an allegation.
As a local blogger, I can think of no better calling than keeping my eye on the local main stream media.
As 69NEWS provides local coverage on their web page I now very rarely even look at the Call site. Life is better.
ReplyDeleteI hope Marty uses his issue to climb on the Kavanaugh momentum. It's time to have a #metooguys movement.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more. The political slant leaves the Call uead-ble. I get it for local sports only, and that has gone downhill as well.
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