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Blog Entries by Tracy Baim from 07/2012

Anderson Cooper and Journalism 101: The Myth of Objectivity

| Posted 07.03.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Anderson Cooper, Journalism, Objectivity, Anderson Cooper Gay, Gay Journalism, LGBT Journalists, Anderson Cooper Comes Out, Lgbt Journalism, Gay Journalists, Gay Media, Journalism Objectivity, Lgbt Media, Journalism False Equivalency, False Equivalency, Gay Voices News

Is someone who is straight (or closeted) any better able to cover a gay story? Every reporter has a long list of bias points. It is time we shatter this notion that being part of a minority group means you should not be able to cover that group.

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Chick-fil-A: The Right to Be Stupid and Offensive

| Posted 07.27.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Chick-Fil-A, Chick-Fil-a Controversy, Chick-Fil-a Anti-Gay, Chick-Fil-a Gay Marriage, Chick-Fil-a Boycott, Gay Voices News

I won't ever give my business to a Chick-fil-A, and I know that many LGBTs and our allies will also stay away. But Chick-fil-A has every right to be in business, in the city of Chicago and elsewhere. I would never want their bigotry to keep them from getting a business license.

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