Forthcoming Book Draws Attention To Ifill Before Debate
so the book ("Age of Obama") is due out on inauguration day. i know that i'm supposed to react apoplectically, but here's why i'm not so quick to either call for her to be removed from moderation of the vp debate, or that her book not be published.
first & foremost, gwen is a journalist. should a journalist suddenly stop writing books purely b/c it's either a tell-all or based upon current events? is the fact that she's writing (or already written) a book supposed to imply some bias in moderation, and therefore impact the outcome of the debate? (side note: can anyone point out a vp debate which re-shaped an entire campaign?)
i'm fairly certain an exclusion contract would be inappropriate. maybe i should listen to (more?) rush, b/c while i see personal bias, i just don't see the conflict.
so the book ("Age of Obama") is due out on inauguration day. i know that i'm supposed to react apoplectically, but here's why i'm not so quick to either call for her to be removed from moderation of the vp debate, or that her book not be published.
first & foremost, gwen is a journalist. should a journalist suddenly stop writing books purely b/c it's either a tell-all or based upon current events? is the fact that she's writing (or already written) a book supposed to imply some bias in moderation, and therefore impact the outcome of the debate? (side note: can anyone point out a vp debate which re-shaped an entire campaign?)
i'm fairly certain an exclusion contract would be inappropriate. maybe i should listen to (more?) rush, b/c while i see personal bias, i just don't see the conflict.