JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
Crazy idea: Write to the paper and ask why they don't include the word
"Democrat" in articles about Spitzer. You're guessing the reasons. I
suspect they assume (correctly) that smart people already know Spitzer's
party affiliation, and smart people (who have a life) realize it doesn't
matter at all. But, you could find out for sure.

http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/...45 8252&rfi=6


You claim to be a smart guy. When you read an article about a Governor
involved with prostitutes and the Governor's political party affiliation
is not provided in the article you can only come to one conclusion.

It's all about consistency and fairness. Either you provided the political
party affiliation for all elected officials or for no elected officials.
Providing political party affiliation for some and not others shows bias.


Think about articles you're seeing about Spitzer TODAY. Not yesterday or the
day before. ***TODAY***

Now, tell me why mentioning his party affiliation TODAY adds any meaningful
content. I'm the journalism professor, you're the student. Why would you
include that information TODAY, knowing that it had already been mentioned
plenty in prior days.

Either you are consistent and you identify the political party
affiliation of everyone or no one. The fact that his name has been in
the news quite a bit lately and we can forgo identificaiton isn't in any
of the style guides.