Newspaper, Fact-Check Thyself
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 By Marc KilmerI find it highly ironic that the Cleveland Plain Dealer is attacking the television ad from Ohioans for Financial Freedom for inaccuracy. This ad, which discusses the referendum on the payday lending ban, discusses the invasion of privacy created by the new law but the Plain Dealer accuses it of being untruthful. As I have discussed here many times, editorials from the Plain Dealer and other newspapers have played very fast and loose with the facts about payday lending. These editorials often parrot the talking points of anti-lending activists and usually contain a variety of outright falsehoods. I’m awaiting the day when the Plain Dealer holds itself to the same standards it is holding Ohioans for Financial Freedom.
Tags: media bias, payday lending
September 26th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Yes, clearly the PD seems to have become a partner with the anti-payday coalition and has lost all journalistic integrity in the process.
What ever happened to balanced journalism in which both sides of an issue were presented? No wonder that big city dailies like the PD are breathing their last. They bring nothing to the discussion and cloud the issue with distorted facts and innuendo. Let’s hope Ohioans have enough sense to study the issue and realize that a NO Vote on Issue 5 is a vote FOR Ohio’s future.