Unknown to me today the Racine Journal Times had a front page splash stating "The Journal Times urges a Yes vote". This to me raises a critical issue.
Why wait until the morning of the vote to splash the editorial staff's (and presumably most of the newspaper's) opinion?
Despite repeated assurances by members of the staff as to the paper's objectivity, I believe the answer to this is blatantly obvious and despicable. The "No" vote had been making waves lately and the tide of public support was beginning to shift in their favor. By posting the story on the front page on the day of the vote, RJT could sway last minute undecideds by bringing up arguments that the opposition seemingly had no answer for.
Now to make myself clear, this is well within the Journal's right to publish such a paper and I support them in that but at least ditch the supposed 'we leave the bias at home' routine and be upfront with those that support your efforts. But with headlines like "Voters file into Winslow school; goodbye, Winslow" how can a city expect a supposedly "unbiased" reporting on the issue?
4 comments:
Come on... you know better than that. The RJY has had school friendly puff pieces on the front page for weeks.
Know that they were pro-referendum? It was blatantly obvious to any who took a look, but they tried to maintain this aura of "fair and balanced". What a joke.
i'm not sure they even tried my friend.
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