The Liberal Press

“My colleagues in the media are serving as accessories to the murder of democracy.

“After a honeymoon of slightly positive coverage in the first three months of the year, Biden’s press for the past four months has been as bad as — and for a time worse than — the coverage Trump received for the same four months of 2020.”

—Dana Milbank, columnist, “The media treats Biden as badly as — or worse than — Trump. Here’s proof,” The Washington Post, Dec. 3, 2021. 

• Editorial Comment: Equal opportunity jackals.

PS: Hey WaPo, it’s “media TREAT.”

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
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