Paulich, Slack & Wolff, P.A. » news broadcasters http://www.naplesfloridalawgroup.com/blog Naples Florida Attorneys Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:43:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Anti-Immigration CNN “Anchor”, Lou Dobbs, Steps Down http://www.naplesfloridalawgroup.com/blog/2009/11/anti-immigration-cnn-anchor-lou-dobbs-steps-down/ http://www.naplesfloridalawgroup.com/blog/2009/11/anti-immigration-cnn-anchor-lou-dobbs-steps-down/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:48:45 +0000 cwolff http://www.naplesfloridalawgroup.com/blog/?p=30 The most visible and often virulently anti-immigration, anti-reform anchor on CNN has stepped down.  After Sept. 11, Lou Dobbs abandoned the traditionally objective stance of news anchors and embraced an activist, editorial role of demonizing immigrants.   Although all the Sept. 11 terrorists were from Arab countries and held valid US visas,  Lou Dobbs’ vented his wrath principally upon  Hispanics. 

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), of which I am a member, dogged Mr. Dobbs’ broadcasts by countering  inaccurate statements with documented facts, exposing his information sources as biased or out-and-out wrong, responding to manipulative “editing” by only participating in “live” interviews, and  insisting that both sides of a story be told.  Read more below:

http://ailaleadership.blogspot.com/2009/11/watch-out-for-lou-dobbs-next-move.html

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