Comments on: The Press & Sun-Bulletin Presents Fiction as Fact

By: NY Governor Paterson Adds ‘Thief’ to His Resume : RSSBinghamton.com

NY Governor Paterson Adds ‘Thief’ to His Resume : RSSBinghamton.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:04:00 +0000

[...] other funds too. Here’s part of an article in the Press & Sun-Bulletin (remember, you might not be able to believe the P&SB as they don’t seem to fact check): To help balance last year’s budget, the state [...]

By: Jim Willis

Jim Willis — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:07:32 +0000

Excellent points Justin. Thanks for posting! I’ll take your word that the P&SB is more balanced than some of the alternatives in Upstate. My own opinion about their leftward tilt comes from reading the P&SB editorial writers, which are usually very left of center. However, as with all things, there are exceptions. My concern is that there is not only a built-in left bias, but also sloppiness at the P&SB. If you can’t believe the basic facts about a story, what can you believe?

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:53 +0000

Jim, great observations on this article. Annie and I were both scratching our heads yesterday when we saw the article’s photo and caption, wondering if perhaps our eyes were playing tricks on us. The article seemed awful vague, and the file photo and caption seem to confirm your theory. Perhaps the weekend editor is still training?!!
It has always peaked my curiosity when papers attempt to create their own news - as if there was a worldwide shortage! I have been after the P&SB to expand their national news for over a year now. I was promised the typical one page national news would increase, but Sundays are the only time I consistently see more.
As a side note - as a former Buffalo News carrier and avid reader for over a decade, I have been pleasantly surprised by the liberal/conservative balance of news and editorials. This is of course relative, but in comparison to the Buffalo News, the P&SB is a conservative puppet (slight exaggeration)!