Self-admition to Media Bias for Obama

The mainstream media is biased, liberal, and those who still believe that news reporting is objective and fact driven are sorely mistaken. At least The Washington Post admits their blatant biased agenda in the 2008 election towards Obama. The first paragraph of the story is an unforgiving self-admission of bias. Some of the more interesting admissions were:

• Laudatory opinion pieces: 32 Obama / 13 McCain
• Negative pieces: 32 Obama / 58 McCain
• Obama got the editorial board's endorsement.
• Stories and photos about Obama in the news pages outnumbered those devoted to McCain.
• 57 percent of the stories were about the horse race and 13 percent were about issues.
• (Picture coverage) Obama led in most categories.
• Some readers complain that coverage is too poll-driven. They're right, but it's not going to change. (Jason's note: Did the polls represent the opinion of the public, or polls influence the public? Polling can lead the lead the person being polled or be made to get the intended results. Also, polls are not issues or stances.)
  
• The Post did nothing on Obama's acknowledged drug use as a teenager.
• The Post went over Palin with a fine-tooth comb and neglected Biden. They are right.

This only affirms the fact the one be a critical thinker and properly discern information. If you ever saw the X-Files, you remember The Lone Gunman, a rogue group of three publishing their own magazine of critical stories the media did not cover, or covered up. Critical news sites are hard to come by, but one I have been reading more of lately has been World Net Daily, which often covers stories before they are mainstream, or stories the mainstream media refuses to.

This Washington Post admission is a sad commentary on major mainstream American journalism where self-interest is disguised as critical analysis and has a major impact on influencing the election. The candidate's image instead of their stance on issues were covered, turning this election into nothing more than a high school prom popularity contest.

The full article can be read here.