Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than That of Obama
Media coverage of John McCain has been heavily unfavorable since the political conventions, more than three times as negative as the portrayal of Barack Obama, a new study says.
No, really? I had really expected balanced coverage. If only someone had suggested that the fifth column’s love affair with Johnny Maverick would end as soon as he faced off against a Democrat.
This is the money shot:
While some will seize on these findings as evidence that the media are pro-Obama, the study says they actually contain “a strong suggestion that winning in politics begets winning coverage…”
I don’t know how many times I’ve come across media solons solemnly stroking their…beards and pronouncing that they are doing the best possible job of fairly and accurately reporting the news. The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s steaming cauldron of seminal fluid is more of the same.
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Hmm. “Winning in politics begets winning coverage.” I must have missed all that winning coverage of George W. Bush back in October 2004.
I have a liberal friend who sometimes claims that the press isn’t biased — it just tries to take down the leader to create drama and sell papers. I need to ask him how his explanatory model handles the press coverage of this election…
More attacks on the media for simply being objective and fair-minded and reporting the facts. The importance of the facts and the correct reporting of them is stressed in journalism school.
That last wasn’t my comment, in case anyone wondered.
I am sure the negative comments are hurting the McCain campaign, after all if you choose a lightweight running mate you are bound to cause some concerns.
Our unofficial poll of c. 500,000 is running 20% in favor of Obama and we don’t see any declines.
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I was wondering if that anonymous comment was typical SteveF sarcasm myself.
I’ve noticed that whenever the MSM issues a reasonably accurate report of a Republican position, the lefty lunatic fringe accuses them of pro-Republican bias. I wonder if the MSM takes that as evidence that they’re “fair and balanced”.