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Disney CEO Bob Iger Defends ABC News Over Accusations of Liberal Bias
Hollywood Reporter ^ | 3-3-2016 | Paul Bond

Posted on 03/03/2016 11:53:44 AM PST by Citizen Zed

"I assure you, if we felt George was not presenting it fairly or were bias, he would not be on our air," Iger said of George Stephanopoulos. "It's something we take very, very seriously, and we monitor closely."

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger defended ABC News and one of its anchors, former Democratic party advisor George Stephanopoulos, against charges of liberal bias when pressed to do so Thursday by a shareholder who works for a conservative advocacy group.

"Are we perfect? No. But I believe the overall presentation of ABC News, the reputation of ABC News, is one that we are and will continue to be proud of," Iger told the shareholder.

"We're well aware of the George Stephanopoulos situation. I watch George often. George is a person of integrity ... we believe that George is presenting to his public a fair and unbiased look at news," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 2016election; abc; abcnews; bobiger; demagogicparty; disney; election2016; hollywoodreporter; memebuilding; newyork; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; paulbond; stephanopoulos; trump; waltdisney
It is time to write angry letters to ABC about the bias of George Stephanopoulos.
1 posted on 03/03/2016 11:53:44 AM PST by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed

We’re not liberally biased.

If you stupid racist, sexist, homophobic teabaggers were smarter, you’d know that.


2 posted on 03/03/2016 11:54:45 AM PST by Tzimisce
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To: Citizen Zed

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger - fireing American citizen daily for the past few years and hiring foreigners for their jobs, with the help of Mark Rubio.


3 posted on 03/03/2016 11:56:04 AM PST by Bodleian_Girl (Mitt Romney - Wearing the same underwear since 1978)
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To: Citizen Zed

Divine Comedy!


4 posted on 03/03/2016 11:56:27 AM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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To: choctaw man

The Wizard of Oz “Pay no attention to that man behind that curtain!”


5 posted on 03/03/2016 11:57:55 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (My first choice is Trump)
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To: Citizen Zed

How about bias against heterosexuals?


6 posted on 03/03/2016 11:59:13 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Citizen Zed
They've been denying their bias so long they actually believe the lie.

It's documented empirically by groups like Accuracy in Media.

7 posted on 03/03/2016 12:02:23 PM PST by IronJack
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To: Citizen Zed
"if we felt George was not presenting it fairly or were bias, he would not be on our air"

He is being truthful here. They don't feel that George is not presenting it fairly or is showing any bias. That is how far removed from reality Disney is.

8 posted on 03/03/2016 12:04:16 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Citizen Zed
Disney CEO Bob Iger Defends ABC News Over Accusations of Liberal Bias

Might as well listen to Goebbels defending Hilter, or "Baghdad Bob" defending Saddam Hussein.

9 posted on 03/03/2016 12:11:46 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Citizen Zed

Now THAT is some funny shite!


10 posted on 03/03/2016 12:15:02 PM PST by Cyman
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To: Tzimisce
We’re not liberally biased. If you stupid racist, sexist, homophobic teabaggers were smarter, you’d know that.

Exactly perfect.
11 posted on 03/03/2016 12:25:14 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: Citizen Zed
Consideration must be made to the echo chamber most liberals and elitists dwell in. What is balanced to them is radically left wing to others. I think Iger believes his words.
12 posted on 03/03/2016 12:26:25 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Citizen Zed
we believe that George is presenting to his public a fair and unbiased look at news," he said.P. Latest Disney fantasy story.
13 posted on 03/03/2016 12:30:41 PM PST by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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To: Citizen Zed

[”I assure you, if we felt George was not presenting it fairly or were bias, he would not be on our air,” Iger said of George Stephanopoulos. “It’s something we take very, very seriously, and we monitor closely.”]

liar


14 posted on 03/03/2016 12:39:18 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Citizen Zed

Iger.

He bought Marvel. He bought Star Wars.

It’s admitting Disney can’t even come up with its own content.


15 posted on 03/03/2016 1:26:15 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Citizen Zed

Disney can eat pooh and die,
They are the evil empire


16 posted on 03/03/2016 3:26:21 PM PST by Joe Boucher
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
What an effin' joke -- Snuffleupagus isn't a former D party advisor, he's a former member of the Clinton White House staff, and current Demagogic Party media shill. Iger should be thrown out the window like that joker in the original Robocop.

17 posted on 03/03/2016 3:52:45 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Citizen Zed

“I believe the overall presentation of ABC News, the reputation of ABC News, is one that we are and will continue to be proud of,” Iger told the shareholder.


18 posted on 03/04/2016 5:06:20 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: DiogenesLamp

“I watch George often. George is a person of integrity ... we believe that George is presenting to his public a fair and unbiased look at news.”


19 posted on 03/04/2016 5:07:22 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: SunkenCiv

Elite liberal insiders agree with Bob Iger - there’s no liberal bias.

The rest of us are ROTFLOAO...


20 posted on 03/04/2016 9:30:34 AM PST by GOPJ (White liberal elites propped up by a criminal underclass dancing on burning cars.)
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