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The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel reported on the recent neo-Nazi rally which occurred in West Allis on Saturday, September 3rd. Given that this small, reprehensible group has already received way too much publicity, thus only helping add fuel to the fire, the reporting itself is yet another classic example of bias in the media. Supposedly 30 supremacists turned out - organized by a neo-Nazi group from Detroit, along with 100 police officers and 2,000 counter protesters (although these numbers seem high when compared to radio reports on the event, which stated there were just a few hundred counter protesters and a dozen neo-Nazis.).
The article "5 Arrested at neo-Nazi rally" (9/4/2011) by Meg Kissinger and Tom Kertscher of the Journal/Sentinel staff, clearly demonstrates how the reporters will try to slant a story. Of course most people find groups like the neo-Nazis to be very offensive and disturbing. Kissinger and Kertscher wrote that during the rally, five people were arrested and taken into custody by police. Two people were taken away for weapons violations and three were arrested for disorderly conduct. Yet, the reporters did their readers a disservice by refusing to report who was arrested. It is easy to surmise that it was NOT the neo-Nazis who broke the law on weapons violations and disorderly conduct. If any of the neo-Nazis had been taken into custody, this would have made the headlines. So, why try to cover this up? If the counter protesters broke the law - this should have been mentioned in the article. It all goes along with the who, what, why, where, when, and how guidelines that good journalists are supposed to abide by.
Yet, Ms. Kissinger and Mr. Kertscher failed to do their jobs. Was this just bad reporting? Probably not. Was this an intentional attempt to protect to the counter protesters from bad publicity? Sure seems that way. Simply because the reporters wanted the neo-Nazis to be despised (and rightfully so), they decided to leave out necessary information from their report. Obvious bias such as this has no place in a news story. Because the reporters wanted to portray the neo-Nazis as the bad guys and the counter protesters as the good guys, they were willing to overlook the fact that some of the counter protesters couldn't abide by the law. Picking and choosing what to include in an article based on one's own feelings and agenda is wrong. Period.
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50 Comments
MGarber - Sep 04, 2011 3:43 PM
Headlines?? No.
"Was this just bad reporting? "
Pretty much. Inasmuch as the counter protesters outnumbered the nazi's by almost 100-to-1, I assummed the handful of arrests were counter protesters. The report I heard from another "mainstream media mouthpiece", *DID* mention it.
Im not sure of the point of this blog topic. Do you have a history with Ms. Kissinger and Mr. Kertscher ??
BruceSpringsteen - Sep 04, 2011 4:46 PM
include neo-nazi study in the curriculum? This blog hints at a defense of these
skinheads. Holy Smokes! - even for a MEpublican
BruceSpringsteen - Sep 04, 2011 4:47 PM
ahemmer - Sep 04, 2011 4:58 PM
To make it simple for you, this blog is about bias in the media. How the press chooses to leave out certain parts of stories to go with it's own agenda. Whether or not people agree or disagree with neo-Nazi's or those protesting, it is not honest reporting when two journalists omit from their story WHO was arrested. You can bet if it would have been the neo-Nazi's - that would have been a big headline and a big issue in the story. Since that obviously isn't the case, the journalists have choosen to delete mentioning that a few of the "peaceful" protesters were the ones in violation of the law.
Is that the way stories should be reported? The biased media has made this type of reporting common practice - feeding the public only so much information - and the information usually goes along with the media's own liberal agenda. This is not good nor honest reporting. That is all my blog is trying to point out.
BruceSpringsteen - Sep 04, 2011 7:36 PM
Funny, this blog is entitled, "It's Hemmer Time" - which, one could assume means
the author will twist the facts to support whatever position they want.
Past blog example - "The tools" equal the cuts in education, all hail Walker!!!
Those with knowledge and expertise in school finance know this to be untrue, but
it sure doesn't stop you from saying otherwise when writing for "It's Hemmer
Time" - and that's no BS....
-theBOSS
jhayett - Sep 04, 2011 9:32 PM
BruceSpringsteen - Sep 04, 2011 9:53 PM
MGarber - Sep 04, 2011 9:56 PM
WFB resident - Sep 05, 2011 12:05 AM
PDLS movement is a farce .
BroccoliBoy - Sep 05, 2011 2:29 AM
incorrect "Neo-Nazi's" many times. An apostrophe is used to show a possessive.
When you want to show a plural, simply add an "s".
Aside from that recurring error, this essay has terrible sentence structure.
I know this is a blog, but it is associated with a news group. Surely there must be
someone there that can write properly. When I read something like this that is so
poorly written, I find it hard to pay much attention to the opinions being
expressed.
WFB resident - Sep 05, 2011 2:42 AM
writing and sentence structure with the other kids . If this is so beneath you do not
comment or read anything from here . How do you likey dem der apples ? lol......
BruceSpringsteen - Sep 05, 2011 8:45 AM
3 of Hyatt's personalities have said so........
ahemmer - Sep 05, 2011 10:21 AM
Thanks for the critique, BroccoliBoy. I have corrected some errors in my post accordingly. Now, aside from criticizing my sentence structure as well as saying my blog is poorly written, care to comment on the content? (As a side note, shouldn't there be a space between Broccoli and Boy? :) )
ExToDResident - Sep 05, 2011 12:48 PM
Amy’s proof of more liberal bias from the highly liberal Milwaukee JS is full of leaps of faith and conservative rhetoric. She makes assumptions to support her allegations.
Regardless of the reason for the omission of which group the 5 people went to jail was intentional or an oversight. It is pure speculation to have summarily decided that the omission was to protect the counter protesters who “couldn’t abide by the law”.
But Ms Hemmer doesn’t stop there she sees liberal mainstream media conspiracy throughout the article as being bent on portraying the Neo-Nazis as the bad guys “(and rightfully so)”. While also attempting to preserve the purity of the counter protesters by not revealing from which group of protesters the 5 were arrested.
“Picking and choosing what to include in an article based on one's own feelings and agenda is wrong. Period. “
yert49 - Sep 05, 2011 1:11 PM
Did anyone see the middle cartoon on the editorial page in today's Journal/Sentinal? I laughed out loud after seeing it. It is an accurate portrayal of what conservatives feel. Check it out.
I think Amy's point is spot-on. Even now after 4 years of O-bomb-blast, the media still has not an inkling of why they like-em, why they supported-em or why they will hold water for him again. There is no critical analysis in the fourth estate when it comes to who they support and why.
Need proof? Read Paul Krugman. God what a troll !!!
sharpaxe - Sep 05, 2011 2:57 PM
ahemmer - Sep 05, 2011 3:07 PM
As for bias in the media, it is so easy to spot. That is why readership is down and many liberal rags have folded over time. People don't want to be fed a steady anti-conservative, anti-Republican, pro-liberal diet on a daily basis. Wonder why conservative talk shows/FOX News channel are so successful? Because they are the one area where people can turn to get away from the daily drivel coming out of the mainstream media. Media bias is there - and we don't have to look very far to observe such.
Example 1: Libs hate SUV's and the "gas-guzzlers" because they aren't "green" enough. So, every time there is a car accident involving an SUV - guess what gets mentioned in news articles and reporting? The SUV - as if it has a mind of it's own and caused accidents. Why not mention the auto make when a Toyota Prius is involved in an accident?
Example 2: Notice the recent attacks by black thugs in Riverwest and the State Fair. Initial reports did not want to give the race of those involved, nor mention that whites were targeted. However, there were way too many witnesses to these reprehensible assaults to keep this buried so that the truth had to get out. Example 3: The press tends to drag their feet and neglect to report certain stories within a respectable time frame. Such as the numerous situations at Mayfair that the community has experienced. Not until talk show hosts on conservative radio mentioned what was going on did the mainstream media (Urinal/Sentinel) HAVE to write small blurbs about what occurred.
Example 4: With the bad economy, jobs, etc. very often stories on such neglect to even include Obama's name within the articles. Think Bush's name was EVER left out when the press was aghast at 5% unemployement or other bad economic news? No way. Bush was to blame (and I guess he still is!).
Example 5: The whole Prosser/Bradley debacle. Need I say which side the media was on?
Tom Bal - Sep 05, 2011 3:47 PM
5 Tea Party Members Arrested for protesting Nazi Group.
No it really wasn’t but had it been that would have been the Head Line Nationwide.
You can bet your life on it.
Broccoli Boy:
Why is it every single time a new Libber comes along their first post is always and I mean always about spelling and sentence structure.
Do you also do the same to people that actually know and pretend to like you.
By the way we already have a spelling bee on this blog.
See Extod.
Need a book see Extod
Need a laugh read Extod.
Have insomnia read Extod.
Heck you can see him for everything except the truth.
Tom Bal - Sep 05, 2011 3:51 PM
Need proof? Read Paul Krugman. God what a troll !!!
This is an old one but I still like it.
Know why Liberal trolls live under bridges.
So conservatives can walk all over them.
WFB resident - Sep 05, 2011 10:05 PM
the boy a field day .