On the recordSeptember 28, 2000
since Labor Day, the traditional start of presidential campaigns, ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts have given Al Gore 55 percent positive coverage and George Bush only 35 percent. The networks, which are the primary source of information for most Americans, did not cover several possible scandals involving the Gore campaign. Sometimes I wonder if they are trying to control our political process. The media do not have a license to lie or mislead or slant or skew the news. We should hold biased members of media accountable and encourage them to be fair, impartial, and balanced. One way is to form a citizen's watchdog organization. If the media will not police themselves, and if we cannot allow the government to intervene, then it is up to us to take the initiative. Good government and fair media coverage demands that we take such an action.
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