The Star-Ledger this morning offers what appears on first glance to be a balanced overview of the state’s most recent foray into publicly financed elections. But a closer look reveals a somewhat questionable approach to the story.
I have no direct criticism of the general theme — that opinions are mixed — only with the manner in which the story gets there. Two conservative, anti-clean elections groups are quoted, one from Virginia, in what seems like an effort to find dissenting voices. Without the two groups, there are no dissenting voice.
Just as telling — and odd — NJ Citizen Action, the policy group in the state most voally in favor of clean elections, is ignored.
Far be it from me to tell other reporters how to report — yeah, right — but I would have taken a different tack.
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Hank Kalet 