Unity journalists embarrassed by reactions to Kerry, Bush

Baltimore Sun
Houston Chronicle suburban editor Pete McConnell says of the Unity convention crowd’s reactions to President Bush and John Kerry: “I was embarrassed. I know who I’m going to vote for in November, but I didn’t think we ought to be out there snickering and laughing and giving standing ovations. As a group, we should have kept ourselves in check.” Tucson Citizen photog Val Canez adds: “As a registered Republican, I tend to feel that a lot of journalists lean to the left wing and just don’t take President Bush seriously. How people reacted today proved that for me.”
> Why would journalists put their biases on display on C-SPAN? (Courant)
> Temple: Applause was OK, but the rest of the stuff was partisan (RMN)
> Stanford: Kerry made the better sell to Unity journalists (Milwaukee JS)
> Rosen on what pundits said about the Unity speeches flap (PressThink)
> Knotty issue re gay membership never made the Unity agenda (NYT)
> Kurtz: Is this the national association of liberal minority journos? (CNN)