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bigWOWO's Editorial Policy: Fair, But Not Always Balanced

Posted on November 25, 2009 by bigWOWO

Erin from Hyphen brought up an interesting issue on the Hyphen Blog: After the Banana: Reflections on the AsAm Blogosphere.  In her blog post, she raises the question of neutrality, and whether we as bloggers ought to be adhering to fair and balanced reporting.  With respect to the Banana event, she links bigWOWO specifically:

Write-ups of the event since, though, have been troubling to me. Aside from Jon Yang‘s very balanced account (thank you, Jon), I find that my fellow bloggers have opted for a kind of resolute cheerleading, such that our team can do no wrong, and to be critical is to speak treason.

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Euna Lee and Laura Ling Sentenced to Twelve Years

Posted on June 8, 2009 by bigWOWO

According to CNN, Euna Lee and Laura Ling were sentenced by North Korea’s high court to 12 years hard labor, which was the expected maximum sentence.  If carried out, this guarantees that Euna Lee’s daughter will grow up without a mother.   I have no idea what kind of kangaroo court they put these poor women through, but that’s an awfully fast decision given the fact that the trial only started on Thursday.  As mentioned in the video above, many people don’t survive the labor camps, but the report also says that in the past, convicted American journalists and soldiers have not actually gone to the labor camps and have instead been freed through negotiations.  Hopefully this will happen again.

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