In a bit of interesting news, a Fox News production assistant was fired for admitting to John McCain that she voted for him at the Time 100 party last week. Apparently admitting your vote is "journalistically unacceptable."
From TV Newswer: When Sen. John McCain walked by, the assistant said, "I voted for you in the primary, you're going to win." McCain was overheard saying to her, "You're not supposed to reveal that." A video of the incident can be found here.
Lots of questions come to mind. Such as why is revealing your vote "journalistically unacceptable"? Why isn't that a requirement? Shouldn't transparency and being upfront about potential conflicts of interest be something that every journalist should strive for? Why does McCain comment that the revelation was wrong? Why is he aware of a set of rules that the public isn't privy too? The press is supposed to serve the public but incidents like this prove the contrary.
I have no love for Fox News. Face it, more then likely voting Republican is practically a job requirement, but honestly shouldn't be punished, it should be praised. Even when it’s accidental.
No comments:
Post a Comment