Did The Telegraph Authorize a Two too One Vote on Macon-Bibb
Consolidation? Do the votes of the
people living in the city limits really count for two votes? We do not think so.
We have looked at H.B. 1171 – Section 40 and we can find nothing
about this. The only stipulation we can find pertains to”…the Voting Rights Act
of 1965, as amended….”
As much as they may lust for this kind of power there is no
way, but what The Telegraph’s Editorial Page Editor is saying is crystal clear:
in the Macon – Bibb County consolidation vote the vote of the people who live
in the city will count for two votes.
As we said we do not understand this, it brings to mind a
few questions. Why is The Telegraph doing this? They have to know instead of clarifying the
issue, they are causing confusion. Is this what they intend to do? We know they
want to dictate the news you read. Are they now deliberately confusing the
issue while telling you who and what to vote for?
Look at the Twiggs County Board of County Commissioners
race. Two of the candidates have had legal problems while holding public
office, The Telegraph chose to point this out in the case of one individual and
ignore it in the case of the other individual. Is this dishonest and unethical?
Was there a free lunch involved or perhaps some arrangements for future employment? See the second paragraph from the bottom. More on this is located at:
The 70,000 Reasons Certain Members Of The Media Are Biased
As we can see it is a documented fact that some of The
Telegraph’s employees participate in this sort of activity. Because we have
seen no clarification of all this by The Telegraph’s President and Publisher George
McCanless we would assume it occurs with his approval.
We are looking at an e-mail from The Telegraph’s Executive
Editor Sherrie Marshall dated Thursday, January 28, 2012. In the e-mail she tells
us that:
“George McCanless asked me to respond to your request.
The Telegraph’s employee handbook provides guidance on
ethics issues, including issues pertinent to gathering and presenting news. In
the newsroom, specifically, the Society of Professional Journalists Code of
Ethics is a blueprint for reporters, editors and photographers. That code is available
on the SPJ Web site at http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp.
In addition, Telegraph news staffers are asked to abide by a set of principles
related to credibility and intended to help us avoid serious ethical breaches.”
Is The Telegraph being disingenuous and dishonest? That is
for you decide.
We have started a very limited history of The Telegraph and the first post can be see at:
We have started a very limited history of The Telegraph and the first post can be see at:
Some Irrefutable History: Why we feel The Telegraph can’t be trusted!
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