UNBALANCED COVERAGE, PART 2
July 23rd, 2008, 12:01 pm · 2 Comments · posted by Dan Lehr
Thanks to all who weighed in on my question I posed to you: is the media giving Obama coverage that’s a little too favorable?
Here’s what some of you had to say:
“Of course it is unbalanced! It has been since Obama announced his campaign for the presidency. No one in the news media has questioned him why, if he is interested in the Iraq situation, he has not visited in the last 900 days.” - Louis Priddy
“I think Obama gets more coverage and positive feedback from the media no matter what he does.” - Lisa
I’m sure that it wasn’t meant to be biased, but the on-going coverage of Mr. Obama makes many believe that “the news media” is looking for another champion. I truly wish that all news media would just report the news and not try to make or sway it. That tends to not only take away credibility from the news agencies, but it also leads many to just “down-right” distrust them. That’s not at all good; not for the media and certainly not for the country. At least try to show the better side of both candidates and not just point out their mistakes. Thank you for at least asking. - C. Waller
Thanks again, & I hope you all comment a lot more in the future.
A thought. I think some of the concerns people have is not that they themselves are swayed by the media, but that there are countless others who will be. I would recommend to those of you who feel this way to sit back & take a deep breath. You yourselves have figured out how to tell facts from bias - it’s a different world with the internet, & that’s forced us all to be more skeptical, but at the same time, do more homework. You should have faith that the rest of the American electorate is learning this as they go, too. It goes back to the advice that we should vary our media diet & decide for ourselves what is “fact” & what is “bias.”
& most importantly: Do not make your choice for president this November based on who gets favorable or unfavorable media coverage! It’s your patriotic duty to make your decision based on YOUR feelings about a candidate, not the media’s!
July 25th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I believe the media today gives coverage to the candidate that has things to say that are most significant to the needs of the voters today. If Barack Obama gets more media attention, it is probably due to the fact that he has more to say that resonates with the voters than what John McCain talks about. If McCain wants more media, then start talking about things that matter and stop complaining or being a cry baby.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I don’t think that anyone should make a decision based on feelings, especially one this important. Decisions like these should be based on facts and “doing your homework”. Feelings have a tendency to be manipulated by the “hype of the moment”. As for who might make the best President; it’ll be the one who tells the truth and only the truth. Oops, that leaves both of the candidates out—I believe. Thank you for providing this forum for comments.