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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 3007289" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>What specific types of 'checks and balances against the type of press we have today' did they create?</p><p></p><p>And i was responding to the specific statement made that "The press was intended to distribute information without opinion". That was never the case, and it was certainly not reflected in the actions of those who drafted the Constitution, nor for many who followed. There has certainly been an effort in recent history to be more balanced, but it's always been an ideal. And even when it's achieved, there will always be those who refuse to admit it. </p><p></p><p>As i've said many times, i've been in the newsroom when we've had back to back calls of people complaining that the exact same newspaper section was too favorable to the 'other' high school sports team over theirs. Never mind each caller was supporting the opposite school.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 3007289, member: 277"] What specific types of 'checks and balances against the type of press we have today' did they create? And i was responding to the specific statement made that "The press was intended to distribute information without opinion". That was never the case, and it was certainly not reflected in the actions of those who drafted the Constitution, nor for many who followed. There has certainly been an effort in recent history to be more balanced, but it's always been an ideal. And even when it's achieved, there will always be those who refuse to admit it. As i've said many times, i've been in the newsroom when we've had back to back calls of people complaining that the exact same newspaper section was too favorable to the 'other' high school sports team over theirs. Never mind each caller was supporting the opposite school. [/QUOTE]
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