clevergirl
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Candy Crowleys Journalistic Reputation is Debates Biggest Loser
CNNs Candy Crowley has always seemed like a tough, sharp and relatively fair reporter. So when she said earlier this week she was going to take an active moderator role in last nights debate, that didnt immediately seem like a bad thing. Theres no problem with an impartial moderator keeping the candidates on topic and pressing them with follow-ups.
But by the end of the night, it was clear Crowley had done damage to her own reputation of objectivity. It wasnt just because of the Benghazi question, either. Matt Latimer lays out the instances of bias at the Daily Beast:
Candy Crowley
CNNs Candy Crowley has always seemed like a tough, sharp and relatively fair reporter. So when she said earlier this week she was going to take an active moderator role in last nights debate, that didnt immediately seem like a bad thing. Theres no problem with an impartial moderator keeping the candidates on topic and pressing them with follow-ups.
But by the end of the night, it was clear Crowley had done damage to her own reputation of objectivity. It wasnt just because of the Benghazi question, either. Matt Latimer lays out the instances of bias at the Daily Beast:
Candy Crowley