[Speed Gibson,
Friday April 1, 2005 at 9:37pm]
Bias by Omission
Left of Dial Radio Doing All Right wrote Deborah Caulfield Rybak yesterday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. As the troubled new liberal talk network begins year two, she claims that Air America is now "one of radio's biggest success stories in recent history."
The headline and first part of this article confirm that by all accounts, the odds of success are low." The burden of proof therefore lies with the Rybak to prove otherwise. But other than cite how Air America is now "available to be heard" by 55% of Americans and climbing, she provides none.
Michelle Malkin documented Air America's Lousy Ratings early last month. Their ratings are not surging, let alone acceptable. The target goal of profitability is nowhere in sight.
Consider also that our local affiliate, WTNF (950 AM), who does not carry Air America's morning programming, which is actually far better than the local host so beloved of the NARN, MOB, and MAWB community.
Everything Rybak wrote in support of here assertion that Air America is now a success story is true. But she obviously, and deliberately one might think, omitted the facts that matter - who's listening, not who's broadcasting - information that is but a Google away.
Score this as another puff piece that should have been in the Opinion pages.
The headline and first part of this article confirm that by all accounts, the odds of success are low." The burden of proof therefore lies with the Rybak to prove otherwise. But other than cite how Air America is now "available to be heard" by 55% of Americans and climbing, she provides none.
Michelle Malkin documented Air America's Lousy Ratings early last month. Their ratings are not surging, let alone acceptable. The target goal of profitability is nowhere in sight.
Consider also that our local affiliate, WTNF (950 AM), who does not carry Air America's morning programming, which is actually far better than the local host so beloved of the NARN, MOB, and MAWB community.
Everything Rybak wrote in support of here assertion that Air America is now a success story is true. But she obviously, and deliberately one might think, omitted the facts that matter - who's listening, not who's broadcasting - information that is but a Google away.
Score this as another puff piece that should have been in the Opinion pages.