Saturday, September 25, 2004
Fair and Balanced
This next is absolutely gorgeous, and not in a good way. The Associated Press has edited the story I referred to this morning ("Bush Twists Kerry's Words on Iraq"), moving the "but Kerry does the same thing" reference to the lead, and retitling the story, "Bush, Kerry, Twist Each Other's Words."
Tracking the revisions, so you can see the change for yourself, has been impossible. If you go to the link in the earlier post, it now refers you to the revised version of the story. I've been digging around to find the earlier version somewhere, but it's as if the thing has gone down the memory hole. You'll just have to take my word for it: Yhe change the AP made is subtle, but significant, because it goes even further to equate Kerry's spin with Bush's fantastical reimaginations--and it will likely be above the fold on countless Sunday front pages around the country tomorrow.
This next is absolutely gorgeous, and not in a good way. The Associated Press has edited the story I referred to this morning ("Bush Twists Kerry's Words on Iraq"), moving the "but Kerry does the same thing" reference to the lead, and retitling the story, "Bush, Kerry, Twist Each Other's Words."
Tracking the revisions, so you can see the change for yourself, has been impossible. If you go to the link in the earlier post, it now refers you to the revised version of the story. I've been digging around to find the earlier version somewhere, but it's as if the thing has gone down the memory hole. You'll just have to take my word for it: Yhe change the AP made is subtle, but significant, because it goes even further to equate Kerry's spin with Bush's fantastical reimaginations--and it will likely be above the fold on countless Sunday front pages around the country tomorrow.
