Dear Ms. Bumiller,
Why didn't your article on the White House Correspondents' Association dinner report on Stephen Colbert's performance?
I've watched clips of Colbert's simulation of a right-wing pundit, and his performance was definitely newsworthy. While Colbert clearly didn't amuse the president, his ironically subversive performance has been celebrated throughout the blogsphere and other online forums.
Perhaps you refrained from reporting on Colbert's routine because you feared offending the White House? Or perhaps Colbert's barbed endorsements of Bush Administration policies revealed too much about the corporate media's complicity in manufacturing consent by uncritically representing political spin as the truth?
In the future, please be more fair and accurate in your coverage of events. This means reporting on dissenting voices in America, even when those voices question the professionalism of you and your colleagues.
With respect,
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