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However, editorial board pontificating will be a sure indicator of the bias of news articles.

And whatever the connections, the stormy present is right to call for correct identification.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 04:19:30 AM EST
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tsp is right, but I don't agree with your point about the editorial line prefiguring the attitude of news reporting. The NYT, for example, is more of a "liberal" newspaper in its official editorials, than it is in its reporting.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 04:23:59 AM EST
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You're right, there is theoretically no connection between the editorial positions of a paper and the news reporting.  The different sections of the paper are edited separately.

On a macro level, however, you could probably argue that the editors of the news sections are hired and promoted by the same people who hire & promote the editorial-page editors, so there is likely to be some similarity in their political leanings -- would a raving conservative editor-in-chief who works for a conservative publisher hire a raging liberal as Metro editor?  I doubt it.

But on a practical level, no, the editorial board has no control over day-to-day reporting.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 04:30:46 AM EST
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