Imaginary Media Bias
November 26th, 2006 at 9:11 am by Preston Taylor Holmes
For those of you who continue to deny the existence of left-leaning bias in the Old Media, MKH has a delightful case study which demonstrates this bias, and how subtle it can be.
Early reports last year seemed to indicate that the season would be good, and it was, but a lot of news outlets did their darndest to hide the good under gloomy headlines and misleading ledes on this day a year ago. But now that the New Age of Prosperity in a Time of Democratic Control TM has dawned, the stories look very different on this day after Black Friday, 2006. Let’s compare and contrast.
Baltimore Sun, 2005:
The Baltimore Sun says, “although retailers face a challenging economy, early reports yesterday indicated a strong first day for the official shopping season.”
Baltimore Sun, 2006: Holiday Shopping Starts With a Roar
You might as well put exclamation points on this kind of copy:
The holiday shopping season kicked off in typical frenzied fashion yesterday with pre-dawn bargains, midnight store openings, clogged Internet sites and long lines, fueling a cultural tradition that helps to set the tone for how retailers finish out the year.
Early reports by retail executives predicted strong sales yesterday. And the industry hoped that showing would continue throughout the weekend, when 137 million people are expected to visit stores.
How quickly that “challenging economy” has disappeared since the Democrats took control, huh?
She has several other good examples – read the whole thing.
There are a few things you can count on when the Donks are in control of the federal government. The economy will always be good – nay, great!, all military action initiated by Dim-O-Cracks will be justified, and you’re all about to get your asses taxed into oblivion to pay for LBJ’s great (welfare) society.
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November 26th, 2006 at 1:47 pm
Just the anticipation of Nancy in control has thousands of crack dealers opening up their tin-can savings accounts and rushing the Wal-Mart for electronics. At least that’s kinda how the LA Pravda-Times reported it…
I think MKH can show off those new jeans she bought whilst wearing a UT t-shirt…
When is she paying off the bet?
November 27th, 2006 at 3:49 pm
Two data points (#1: 2005; #2 2006) do not constitute a trend. Additionally, the premise is based on faulty logic. The media likes democrats, the democrats win an election, therefore the media reports rosy economics. You could attribute the change in coverage to any number of things. One that comes to mind is the fact that no major US cities were leveled by hurricanes this year. Even if you assume the current retail market is equivalent to last year’s, the big story of summer and fall 2005 would have flavored the covereage nonetheless.
Of course, we’re also taking at face value Mary Katharine Ham’s selection of sources and reports. Surely she would show no bias in that. It’s a blog after all, which is a much more reliable source of information than the pinko leftist mainstream media.