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How the Media Manipulated the Democratic Primary
Rall, Ted
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/09/how-the-media-manipulated-the-democratic-primary/Date Written: 2016-06-09 Publisher: Counter Punch Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX19528 Though it might not always seem like it, the news media is composed of human beings. Humans aren't, can’t be, and possibly shouldn't be, objective. Still, there's a reasonable expectation among consumers of political news that journalists of all political stripes strive to be as objective as possible. At their minimum, media outlets ought to be straightforward about their biases. They certainly shouldn't have, or appear to have, their thumbs on the scales. Subject Headings |