The Moderators' Agendas

What was--and wasn't--asked at debates

The establishment media figures who moderated the 2012 major-party candidate debates confined the discussion to a remarkably narrow range of topics, a FAIR analysis of debate questions finds. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct 26, 2012 - 2:04 PM PDT
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Sirajul Islam
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by Sirajul Islam - Oct. 30, 2012

Fair analysis of FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) on the moderators' roles during the presidential debates. The story rightly pointed out that 'establishment media figures' avoided asking some most-important and hard questions during the moderation of the debates. The story has references and links in favour of their summation.

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 30, 2012

no questions were asked about poverty, income inequality, the housing crisis, labor unions, agriculture or the Federal Reserve. Social issues were similarly ... More »

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Tanya J. Maurer
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by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct. 30, 2012

the moderators seemed to place a much higher priority on federal budget issues than voters do when they are asked to name the most important issue facing the country. The ... More »

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