Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Swift Boating


Jo-Ann Armao talked a lot about the Swift Boat campaign against John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election. This was an example, she said, of how journalists striving for a kind of fake balance did a poor job representing reality to readers. 

The quizzes on the notes you took today reveal that none of you know what the Swift Boat campaign was.

Yet, no one asked the speaker to explain.

So, now please look it up and write a one-paragraph explanation because I am asking.  Thank you.

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