Mainstream press still can't cover the campaigns -- Media is Curving the News
/Actually, this is an opportune moment for anyone with a
left-of-center sensibility to whack mainstream news outlets for once
again blowing the coverage of a presidential campaign. John Kerry has
had a good stretch. He was deemed the winner of the first debate by
most political reporters and reaped the benefit: upbeat coverage. The
media also duly reported he had scored better than Bush in the polls on
the second debate. So if I toss brickbats at the media at this point in
time, I certainly cannot be accused of merely seeking a scapegoat for
Kerry's recent but pre-debate slide in the polls. No, this is a
pre-emptive strike. [more 
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