Posted by
Ion2012 on Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:39:14 PM
Today, the Washington Post Ombusman essentially conceded the election coverage bias of her paper. Here is one of her statements:
"One gaping hole in coverage involved
Joe Biden, Obama's running mate. When Gov.
Sarah Palin was nominated for vice president, reporters were booking the next flight to Alaska. Some readers thought The Post went over Palin with a fine-tooth comb and neglected Biden. They are right; it was a serious omission."
Cancel your paper anyway. Newspaper ombudsmen have become a cynical device to fool subscribers into thinking that their papers are trying their best to be fair. No ombudsman was necessary to see the blatant press bias and the press didn't care. It saw a higher duty than merely seeking objectivity, namely, the duty to elect the Democrats. The election port-mortems are merely exercises in expedience. If tomorrow McCain and Obama started running against each other again, the press coverage would not change. We need to stop funding our political opponents. Obama proved that they've got more than enough money.