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Originally Posted by Damien
And I again point to the difference between what The Sun and Mirror do compared to what The Times and The Guardian do. The only way you can make a charge of hypocrisy is if you ignore those differences and ignore what was actually said.
I don't think the Guardian criticized The Sun for having a editorial preference for the Tories, although they obviously disagree with the choice, they attacked the fact that The Sun has been suppressing polls which are not favorable. They have been doing only positive news items with regards to the Tories and negative stories when handling the other parties.
At the last debate The Sun claimed Cameron smashed it, even though all the other polls disagreed. The Guardian had no problem saying he won, nor agreeing with the verdict that he won. Same with The Times (who support the Tories) had no problem with saying Clegg or Brown did well.
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Indeed.
Having an editorial in favour of one party over another is hardly the same as turning a newspaper into, what appears to be IMO, a propaganda machine for one party.
I read The Guardian & The Independent. Sometimes I'll read The Times & the Daily Telegraph. I know that, regardless of editorials & comment pieces, at least I'll get real news from them all. No way I'd rely on any of the tabloids for any kind of news though, especially during an election, whether they're on the Left (Mirror) or Right (Sun, Mail, Express).
Speaking of the Media, & the Murdoch Media in particular, these are interesting...
James Murdoch & Rebekah Wade (now Rebekah Brooks) recently stormed into the offices of the Independent's Editor-in-Chief Simon Kelner:
http://www.newser.com/off-the-grid/p...e-britain.html
...While the Political Editor of The Sun was recently heard saying "
It is my job to see that Cameron <F Word> well gets into Downing Street".