ABCNEWS Tells Reporters To Not Hold Both SIdes Equally Accountable

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The memo includes

The New York Times (Nagourney/Stevenson) and Howard Fineman on the web both make the same point today: the current Bush attacks on Kerry involve distortions and taking things out of context in a way that goes beyond what Kerry has done.
Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these are not central to his efforts to win.
We have a responsibility to hold both sides accountable to the public interest, but that doesn't mean we reflexively and artificially hold both sides "equally" accountable when the facts don't warrant that.
I'm sure many of you have this week felt the stepped up Bush efforts to complain about our coverage. This is all part of their efforts to get away with as much as possible with the stepped up, renewed efforts to win the election by destroying Senator Kerry at least partly through distortions.
It's up to Kerry to defend himself, of course. But as one of the few news organizations with the skill and strength to help voters evaluate what the candidates are saying to serve the public interest. Now is the time for all of us to step up and do that right.

I don't know if this memo is a complete fabrication, or it it's actually real. If it is real, ABC is telling it's reporters to defend Kerry and attack Bush in a completly biased and unethical way. If this memo is real, I want Mark Halperin, who supposedly wrote the memo, fired.
You can find a copy of it here, I believe. It is somewhat possible to read this degraded photocopy if you already know what it says (you can verify what it says, really).

If this memo is true, I can't imagine what will happen to ABC. It just admitted a huge bias and a complete lack of credibility.