ABC's Stossel will reportedly moderate Americans for Prosperity health care events

Media Matters | Aug. 17, 2009 (News Report)

ABC's John Stossel will reportedly moderate three "town hall-style" "health care meetings" organized by the Wisconsin chapter of the conservative group Americans for Prosperity and intended to increase "pressure" on the state's Democratic members of Congress on health care reform. Stossel has recently reported on health care issues on ABC's 20/20, which he co-anchors; that report included criticisms of the purported health care reform goals of President ... Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 17, 2009

Stossel doing the leg work for the radical right AFP paints a picture of ABC not being a neutral observer or reporter on health care.

The fairness doctrine and a breakup of the media oligopoly are needed for an informed democracy.

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