CNN's Slogan "Keeping Them Honest" Leaves Much to be Desired--Coal Industry Apologists Inc.

We love this guy with After the Press Paul Joffe!

At least he admits his bias and doesn't hide behind coal industry sponsors. We can accept bias as long as it is up front and revealed from the get go which as we all know rarely happens.

COAL IN YOUR STOCKING THIS CHRISTMAS: CNN
CNN’s report on coal ash was welcome attention from a national news outlet for the people near Little Blue Run. But the coverage left a mis-impression and was neither objective nor without bias as CNN often claims. 
The coal industry is one of CNN’s sponsors, and their commercial airing during the report is tantamount to a rebuttal of the claims of the citizens harmed by the industry. Not only is the commercial inaccurate propaganda; the industry perspective is furthered by the reporting. 
Some of CNN’s news report was wrong or uninformed. 
Opinion was given as fact, and worse, it was the opinion of the sponsor. 
It cannot be considered objective journalism to report on a story when one of the parties is a supporting it financially. In fact, After the Press considers the very idea of objectivity to be false and misleading. After the Press does not claim to be objective and instead provides the views of Paul Joffe, whose opinions are clearly stated. 
 

Afterthepress.com

In related stories, Mother Jones wants to know why the EPA is sitting on its ash and the NY Times pens an article on the EPA's fuzzy math on coal ash analysis. Earthjustice press release on EPA analysis.

Once the big business republicans sweep into their newly purchased Washington offices watch for major battles to undo some of the forward steps to reign in Big Coal and their dirty business.

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