Innocent until proven guilty, or accused of something by Mike Flannery
It seems that if one of their own is making the charge, CBS doesn’t feel the need to even appear objective or even-handed. How else do you explain the story posted online by Adam Harrington that begins:
“Political Editor Mike Flannery has filed a complaint after he was shoved and sent down a flight of stairs while questioning a congressman Friday.”
Excuse me, Adam, but shouldn’t there be an “allegedly” in there somewhere?
This is my favorite part of the story:
“Flannery was pushed by a Weller aide right before he followed Weller into a stairway. The initial contact occurred off-camera. In the video posted on cbs2chicago.com, you can see Flannery stumbing (sic) into the view of the camera after being pushed.”
Wouldn't it much more accurate to say that, in the video, “you can see Flannery stumbling, which he claims is the result of being pushed?”
On an earlier post, I referred to Flannery as “Bush-league.” I guess I was wrong. This guy is apparently such a serious heavy-weight that his word is like gospel. There’s no need to worry about standard journalism protocols - his account can and should be presented as unquestioned fact!
CBS2: Chicago's very own Tiffany Network.
2 comments:
Gee, does the film not speak for it self?
The only thing we don't have is Jerry Weller tapping his feet in an airport.
milton,
If you're saying that you can actually see the aide pushing Flannery in the video, then you are either (a) lying, or (b) have some sort of special powers. All I see is Flannery stumbling, the cause of which is not evident.
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