All about New York's 29th Congressional District http://www.fighting29th.com/node/4658/atom/feed 2008-02-06T08:03:39-05:00 http://www.fighting29th.com/2008/02/thought-experiment.html 2008-02-06T08:03:39-05:00 2008-02-06T08:03:39-05:00 Rottenchester

last night's post, alleging media bias in the 29th district.  I invite anyone who thinks that might be true to engage in the following mental experiment:

Imagine that your least-favorite Congressional Democrat (Louise Slaughter, Brian Higgins, whoever) went on a Congressional junket somewhere you think he or she has no business going. 

When you're looking through the media coverage of that trip, which would you prefer:

1. A series of stories that examine every detail of the trip, questioning the stated purpose, and showing that your least-favorite Democrat was giving the press the run-around, and that his or her expense report probably understated the real cost of the trip.


2. A story that re-prints Brian or Louise's press release about the trip without questioning it.
   


3. A local press that completely ignores the trip, because the trip wasn't a lot of money and there are more important things to discuss.

I want (1).  While I don't agree with (3) completely, I understand that the press sometimes tends to focus on minutiae while ignoring the big picture.  What I don't get is (2), which is apparently what some Kuhl supporters expect from the local press.
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last night's post, alleging media bias in the 29th district.  I invite anyone who thinks that might be true to engage in the following mental experiment:

Imagine that your least-favorite Congressional Democrat (Louise Slaughter, Brian Higgins, whoever) went on a Congressional junket somewhere you think he or she has no business going. 

When you're looking through the media coverage of that trip, which would you prefer:

1. A series of stories that examine every detail of the trip, questioning the stated purpose, and showing that your least-favorite Democrat was giving the press the run-around, and that his or her expense report probably understated the real cost of the trip.


2. A story that re-prints Brian or Louise's press release about the trip without questioning it.
   


3. A local press that completely ignores the trip, because the trip wasn't a lot of money and there are more important things to discuss.

I want (1).  While I don't agree with (3) completely, I understand that the press sometimes tends to focus on minutiae while ignoring the big picture.  What I don't get is (2), which is apparently what some Kuhl supporters expect from the local press.
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