The Death of the Liberal Media Bias Myth
An otherwise worthwhile editorial in Friday's Washington Post entitled New Media A Weapon in New World Of Politics makes the claim that:
Before the video was even aired, Fox News was promoting it with this image:
The rest of the MSM quickly picked up on this and began characterizing Clinton's performance in the interview as conspiratorial, red with rage, belligerent, and ranting. MSNBC went as far as to do an entire segment on the fact that Clinton's pants hiked up and showed about an inch of his leg during the interview. What the mainstream press didn't mention, but Think Progress did, was that:
Compare this with how the major media networks have treated Bush's anger and attacks on the press. Below are several of the affronts on the media Bush has made in the last few years. Keep in mind that these all involved a sitting President and didn't garner anywhere near the attention that Clinton's interview with Wallace did. Also keep in mind that these are just a few examples out of dozens that exist.
Insulting CNN's Wolf Blitzer to his face:
Insulting a blind reporter:
Explaining how he "catapults the propaganda":
Getting testy with David Gregory:
And Finally, here are some hilarious Bush clips for good measure:
It is time we put the myth of the liberal media to rest once and for all. It has dominated the discourse for far too long.
Former president Bill Clinton had a televised temper fit when an interviewer challenged his terrorism record.The editorial is of course referring to the Fox News interview by Chris Wallace embedded below.
Before the video was even aired, Fox News was promoting it with this image:
The rest of the MSM quickly picked up on this and began characterizing Clinton's performance in the interview as conspiratorial, red with rage, belligerent, and ranting. MSNBC went as far as to do an entire segment on the fact that Clinton's pants hiked up and showed about an inch of his leg during the interview. What the mainstream press didn't mention, but Think Progress did, was that:
He set the record straight on his efforts to combat terrorism, the Bush administration’s record and the tactics of Fox News.
Compare this with how the major media networks have treated Bush's anger and attacks on the press. Below are several of the affronts on the media Bush has made in the last few years. Keep in mind that these all involved a sitting President and didn't garner anywhere near the attention that Clinton's interview with Wallace did. Also keep in mind that these are just a few examples out of dozens that exist.
Insulting CNN's Wolf Blitzer to his face:
Insulting a blind reporter:
Explaining how he "catapults the propaganda":
Getting testy with David Gregory:
And Finally, here are some hilarious Bush clips for good measure:
It is time we put the myth of the liberal media to rest once and for all. It has dominated the discourse for far too long.
Absolutely! The 2008 Presidential election will reach new heights with the widespread use of blogs for unfiltered, unpaid news. Maybe it will have an impact on how others are reporting their versions of the news as well...and how Americans are receiving their news.
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