Friday, October 3, 2008

VP Debate...

The BBC, as I'm guessing most other news sources are focusing on two things: the VP debate and the economy.
10:30, Friday October 3, 2008.
BBC, unlike MSNBC or Fox News, is not so biased. It makes it hard, sometimes for me to try to see how they frame it. While the articles about the VP were pretty straightforward wit a combination of facts about each side. They also made a chart with the words that both candidates used most often.
They also reported about how Obama was leading in the polls currently by about 9 points. However, I've noticed there hasn't been much about racism and accuracy of these polls.
In the primaries, in the exit poll, many people said they voted for him, but when the actual numbers came out, they were significantly lower than those who actually voted for him. This, I learned at the racism and politics conference is what we refer to as 'invisible racism.' However, the BBC does not mention this...
This makes me wonder if they intended to leave this out; if they planned to frame it in this way.... or since they are not part of the culture, if they are blind to what is going on...
As the election draws nearer, the BBC is getting really cool tools to help you watch the debate, such as a calendar of events, financial tracker and polls. If you are interested in pretty unbiased news, you might want to check out www.bbc.co.uk.

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