Sign up for 5280's weekly e-newsletters. Want the latest restaurant scoop? The latest happenings around town? Access to exclusive events and deals just for 5280 readers? Dave Kopel writes in today’s Rocky Mountain News ostensibly about the disparate media treatment given to the Ward Churchill controversy. What a misnomer.
I’m surprised at Dave. This isn’t an article about media support for Churchill vs. media disparagement of him. This is about who bashed Churchill and when, with praise for those who did it early, and criticism of those who didn’t do it at all or came late to the party.
Where is the mention of media and blogs who pointed out First Amendment and Academic Freedom issues? There is none. This is just another Churchill-bashing column. How can you write an article about media coverage of an issue when you only mention one side of the coverage?
Kopel should change the first line of his piece from “Which Denver media noticed the Ward Churchill story first?” to “Which Denver media trashed Ward Churchill first?”
Posted 2/12/2005 at 5:26 pm by Jeralyn Merritt
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Biased Media Coverage of Ward Churchill Coverage
Im surprised at Dave Koppel’s Rocky Mountain News column today on media coverage of the Ward Churchill controversy. It is such a misnomer. It’s about coverage of media-bashing of Churchill, as I explain at 5280, it’s not about media coverage…