The Mainstream Media Loves Obama

July 18, 2008 · Filed Under Ethics, News · Comments 

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Barack Obama is sure to get lots of coverage from the anchors of the three network evening newscasts for his upcoming overseas trip, because they will all be joining the party.

Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric are making the overseas journey with the promise of exclusive interviews.

In other words, the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts are gearing up to be all Obama all the time.

Plus, another 200 or so other journalists have requested to join the Obama road trip.

John McCain has taken three foreign trips in the past four months, all unaccompanied by a single network anchor and with little fanfare, according to Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post.

Additionally, the Tyndall Report, which monitors news coverage, reveals that for this month the nightly newscasts on the three networks spent a combined 114 minutes covering Obama, compared to just 48 minutes to McCain.

Must be nice to have the mainstream media in the tank for you.

In this age of enlightenment, it’s a shame that we’re seeing such a “separate but equal” attitude from the media.

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