GreasyTony
2009-07-28 12:36:40 UTC
We do have freedom of speech, but one this is to talk about immigration, and another is to resort to lies and fabricated numbers and to be soo obsessed with the topic......why do they do this? Please help us understand.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200907270039
REPORT: Dobbs' immigration obsession out of step with CNN's news coverage
July 27, 2009 5:18 pm ET
SUMMARY: CNN's Lou Dobbs is consumed by the topic of immigration, and undocumented immigrants specifically. Over a period of six months, his show devoted many more segments to immigration than did CNN's The Situation Room, and 13 times the number of words per hour to the topic.
As Media Matters has noted, Dobbs' coverage of immigration-related issues has been marked by discredited theories and wild claims. In recent days, Dobbs has also helped advance the repeatedly debunked myth that President Obama has yet to produce a valid birth certificate, resulting in criticism from his CNN colleagues and other media figures. An earlier Media Matters study found that significantly more Republicans and conservatives than Democrats and progressives appeared on Lou Dobbs Tonight during the first four months of 2009 -- yet another finding that called attention to the danger Dobbs poses to CNN's credibility.