Going After Gore

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Tue Sep 4, 2007 2:10 PM EDT

Article Source: The Latest From VanityFair.com

politics, media, al-gore, 2000-election

Al Gore couldn't believe his eyes: as the 2000 election heated up, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other top news outlets kept going after him, with misquotes ("I invented the Internet"), distortions (that he lied about being the inspiration for Love Story), and strangely off-the-mark needling, while pundits such as Maureen Dowd appeared to be charmed by his rival, George W. Bush. For the first time, Gore and his family talk about the effect of the press attacks on his campaign—and about his future plans—to the author, who finds that many in the media are re-assessing their 2000 coverage.

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

I just read this piece and was going to seed it. It's very well researched and
thorough.

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3 votes

#1 - Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:35 PM EDT

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kymlee

Agreed...I suppose that is the positive side of the ridiculously long VF articles.

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2 votes

#1.1 - Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:27 PM EDT

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

Exactly. Depth is needed to make this case well. I especially liked that they tracked dowm some of the journalists in question.

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1 vote

#1.2 - Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:35 AM EDT

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kymlee

This one is pretty good too...

I actually found this article through a discussion about how long is too long for online reading. Personally I think 9 frames is way too long but the article was excellent and I read the whole thing in bits and pieces over the course of my work day. You might enjoy it as well.

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1 vote

#1.3 - Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:54 PM EDT

{"commentId":1048724,"authorDomain":"greglujan"}

greck

we always complain that nobody does journalism anymore.
I think the problem is, it takes a while to do research and it takes a while to read it.

meanwhile all the people who don't do research or wait for the truth to come out get to do all the talking.

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1 vote

#2 - Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:57 PM EDT

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kymlee

It's true that the best articles are well researched but the truth is some of the best journalists know how to research an article quickly, pick an angle and write a concise story about it. I do however like reading longer articles when they are interesting and well written.

Thanks for the input.

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1 vote

#2.1 - Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:53 PM EDT

{"commentId":1070857,"authorDomain":"stuartscadronwattles"}

I'll Go On

Yes, and who will be doing that kind of journalism in the future, asks another article by Michael Wolff in the same issue of VF?

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2 votes

#3 - Wed Oct 3, 2007 11:58 AM EDT

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

We will? Oh wait that was a hint to read the link, right?:)

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#3.1 - Thu Oct 4, 2007 4:02 PM EDT

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Dr Know

This is a quote from Mr. Gore from your article.

"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative"—politico-speak for leadership—"in creating the Internet,"

I worked for NASA during the Space Program. We had the beginnings of the internet then, YEARS before congress "created" the internet. It is typical of Congress and those in it to claim credit for things they do not do. Most bills are far too big for anyone to have read the entirety of any one, much less ALL of them.

I also have history with Mr. Gore's father, suffice it to say, he is his father's son.

The piece you quote does not seem to be a neutral piece. It is more of an attempt to rehabilitate his image.

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1 vote

#4 - Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:02 AM EDT

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greck

also from the article

As a senator in the 80s, Gore sponsored two bills that turned this government program into an "information superhighway," a term Gore popularized, and made it accessible to all. Vinton Cerf, often called the father of the Internet, has claimed that the Internet would not be where it was without Gore's leadership on the issue. Even former Republican House speaker Newt Gingrich has said that "Gore is the person who, in the Congress, most systematically worked to make sure that we got to an Internet."

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1 vote

#4.1 - Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:13 PM EDT

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

It comes down really to semantics. THere was aparnet which preceded the Internet. Gore said he never meant he invented either. What he did was help popularize it.

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1 vote

#4.2 - Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:30 PM EDT

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kymlee

The piece you quote does not seem to be a neutral piece. It is more of an attempt to rehabilitate his image.

I do not pretend that reporting is supposed to be neutral nor did I ever say this particular article was. Magazine articles are even less neutral than newspaper articles claim to be. I have yet to read an article that did not frame the information presented in some sort of way to shape the opinion or perception of the reader. I agree, it is an article in favor of Gore, examining and combating the negative press against him. Your point please?

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1 vote

#4.3 - Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:45 PM EDT

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