Liberal Journalist, Who Me

The scene on CSPAN was surreal. Two editors; Mark Whitaker from Newsweek and Jim Kelly from Time telling their audience that, no, journalist were not liberal. Editors from two of the very most liberal mags in the MSM were commenting on the state of journalism.

Although Whitaker did concede that journalist were hard on Reagan until it was clear that the public supported the President, and now that Bush's approval numbers were down the press has turned negative on GW.

So, according to Whitaker, public opinion drives press coverage. That seems to be a strange conclusion unless its the other way around and Whitaker is deflecting charges that negative press coverage is responsible for Bush's low approval rating.

Study after study has shown that Bush received from 32 to 71 percent negative press coverage compared to Kerry during the last election; but, according to Whitaker, the press is just now turning negative against Bush because his numbers are down. Evidently the press smells blood and is giving the public what they want to hear.