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  <title>The Fighting 29th</title>
  <subtitle>All about New York's 29th Congressional District</subtitle>
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  <updated>2008-08-08T21:57:45-04:00</updated>
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    <title>Sean Carroll Throws A Slow One Right Over the Plate</title>
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    <published>2008-08-08T21:43:40-04:00</published>
    <updated>2008-08-08T21:57:45-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rottenchester</name>
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    <category term="Media" />
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Sean Carroll's <a href="http://www.13wham.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=197956@video.wokr13.com&amp;navCatId=3937">raw video</a> of a Kuhl interview shows some surprising bias.   At about 13:35, Carroll lobs this softball:</p>
<blockquote><p>I also spoke with somebody just the other day who said that "I think Randy's going to win the 29th, because Mr. Massa, his message is tired, he's now been out there three or four years, and people may just be getting annoyed with him."  I know that may be an unusual question to pose to you about your opponent.  How do you respond to that?</p>
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<p>This question did not make the highly edited WHAM report, which carefully balanced Massa's and Kuhl's answers.  But it was posted on their site, so it's part of the record, even if few will watch the interview to the end.  </p>
<p>Randy Kuhl and Eric Massa are perfectly capable of campaigning on their own.  Carroll's job is to put them through the ringer, not to inject partisan opinion into the story.</p>
<p>13WHAM's policy of posting backstory, raw video of interviews, and supporting documents is something every TV station should emulate.  The TV news "hole" is mercilessly tiny, and those of us who like to learn more appreciate the extra effort WHAM takes to tell us the rest of the story.  It's too bad that it sometimes makes them look pretty bad, but this is one of those times.</p>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Sean Carroll's <a href="http://www.13wham.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=197956@video.wokr13.com&amp;navCatId=3937">raw video</a> of a Kuhl interview shows some surprising bias.   At about 13:35, Carroll lobs this softball:</p>
<blockquote><p>I also spoke with somebody just the other day who said that "I think Randy's going to win the 29th, because Mr. Massa, his message is tired, he's now been out there three or four years, and people may just be getting annoyed with him."  I know that may be an unusual question to pose to you about your opponent.  How do you respond to that?</p></blockquote>
<p>This question did not make the highly edited WHAM report, which carefully balanced Massa's and Kuhl's answers.  But it was posted on their site, so it's part of the record, even if few will watch the interview to the end.  </p>
<p>Randy Kuhl and Eric Massa are perfectly capable of campaigning on their own.  Carroll's job is to put them through the ringer, not to inject partisan opinion into the story.</p>
<p>13WHAM's policy of posting backstory, raw video of interviews, and supporting documents is something every TV station should emulate.  The TV news "hole" is mercilessly tiny, and those of us who like to learn more appreciate the extra effort WHAM takes to tell us the rest of the story.  It's too bad that it sometimes makes them look pretty bad, but this is one of those times.</p>
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