A British judge has ruled that Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth” is biased, but accompanied by a disclaimer stating so it may be shown in schools.It was interesting to note the different leads used.
The Associated Press chose to place Gore’s name right at the very top:
“Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's Oscar-winning climate change docume…”
United Press International’s lead was by far the most news oriented”
“Schools in Britain can show "An Inconvenient Truth" but only after warning students that the film promotes partisan political views.”
The Daily Mail took a split path, using the former vice president’s name and getting right to the news:
“Schools will have to issue a warning before they show pupils Al Gore's controversial film about global warming, a judge indicated yesterday.”
I didn’t notice much bias in the reporting of this news, all three stories evaluated treated it as a straight-news item. The main differences were in the depth of coverage that was given.
-oScar
Associated Press:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/02/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Gores-Documentary.php
United Press International:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/10/03/teachers_to_warn_pupils_about_truth_bias/6597/
Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=485336&in_page_id=1811
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