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Liberal bias – Bernard Goldberg. His background – 30 yrs at CBS Issues looked at:. * FLAT TAX – Steve Forbes’ plan in 1996 presidential campaign What was wrong with CBS coverage of this issue? * “IDENTITY POLITICS” – identifying of political figures as conservatives or liberals
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Liberal bias – Bernard Goldberg His background – 30 yrs at CBS Issues looked at:
* FLAT TAX – Steve Forbes’ plan in 1996 presidential campaign What was wrong with CBS coverage of this issue? * “IDENTITY POLITICS” – identifying of political figures as conservatives or liberals *HOMELESSNESS * CHAIN GANG
Kuypers • Alabama state senator’s speech about flying of the Confederate flag • Looks at content of speech and then at how press covered it: do the senator and the press frame the speech the same way? • How did the senator frame the story? • How did press frame the story?
Reggie White speech (former footabll player)_ • How did he frame the speech? 3 issues • What did press focus on in covering his speech?