Fri, May 19, 2006 at 8:28:28 am
The Beyond Borders Blog catches the Los Angeles Times in a blatant lie (yes, again) in an immigration story focusing on a woman described as “ambivalent” about immigration reform—when in reality, she’s a committed activist: The LA Times’ Dishonest Feature on Immigration.
An all too common form of hack journalism consists of going to an interest group, finding a useful character for an anecdotal lead and conveniently passing the source off as though they’re just a regular citizen on the sidelines of the debate. It’s a dirty little secret of journalism, but most hack journalists who do it at least have the decency to slip in a mention of the person’s affiliation.