Sunday, November 11, 2012

1 Story, 2 Different Versions

Sherman Hemsley, star of the Jeffersons, died in El Paso and because of a dispute of the will, he was put on ice for a couple of months until the dispute was settled in court.
Well, two different news organizations reported the story and see if you can tell the difference:
From Fox News:  Deceased actor Sherman Hemsley's longtime friend can proceed with his burial and running his estate, a Texas judge ruled Friday over the objections of his half-brother from Philadelphia.
Hemsley, who played George Jefferson on the TV sitcom "The Jeffersons," died July 24 of lung cancer. His body has been in refrigerated storage at an El Paso funeral home since.
Judge Patricia B. Chew sided Friday with Flora Enchinton Bernal, who was named in Hemsley's will as the executor of his estate. Chew upheld the validity of his will and granted Enchinton "the authority to dispose, I shouldn't say dispose, to proceed with the remains of Sherman Hemsley in a manner as she wishes."
And then from the El Paso Times: After listening to testimony, Chew decided the will was valid.
"It is clear that from the testimony that Mr. Hemsley knew the object of his bounty, there has not been any evidence of forgery of his signature," Chew said. "Therefore, after listening to the testimony, the court orders that the last will and testament for Sherman Alexander Hemsley is valid and that Ms. Bernal is the sole executor of the will."  http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_21963959/el-paso-judge-rules-favor-sherman-hemsley-business-partner?IADID=Search-www.elpasotimes.com-www.elpasotimes.com
In the Fox story, the judge sounds like a dolt when he talked about disposing of the remains whine in the El Paso Sun Times, the Sun times makes the judge sound like he is well reasoned
Media bias can be how you present a story.  Same story but the judges quotes are totally different and show the judge in a different light.  One story was positive and the other story negative, in regards to the judge.

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