tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2391627228680622060..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Right-leaning? The states as laboratories of democracy?Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-87037449174270225812012-06-23T07:43:06.419-04:002012-06-23T07:43:06.419-04:00I don't know why the Post would apply a label ...I don't know why the Post would apply a label in the Cheney case, but as someone who doesn't follow a lot of political news, I appreciate knowing the political tendencies of a particular news source. It's just current reality that news sources slant their perspectives based on their political leanings; therefore I want to be able to take that into account when I read them. As to whom should or should not apply that label, I cannot argue with your point.<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-19245197893457290012012-06-23T07:35:31.467-04:002012-06-23T07:35:31.467-04:00The point is that this radio station never refers ...The point is that this radio station never refers to other liberal organizations as left-leaning, only this one as right-leaning. <br /><br />Why is it the job of media to apply a label in any event, especially in a news story, as opposed to an opinion piece?Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-25912554329267740992012-06-23T07:02:23.326-04:002012-06-23T07:02:23.326-04:00I agree with your point that it is dangerous to la...I agree with your point that it is dangerous to label sources of information without regard to the legitimacy of the suggestions they make. We should certainly not emulate our esteemed Congress' habit of doing that.<br />However, the Washington Post this morning reported Mary Cheney's marriage, saying "The news was first reported by The Daily Caller, a conservative Web site."<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com