Ever wondered why election year campaigns, no matter how exciting or important they may be when judged on their own merits, are always reduced to a series of boxing and horserace metaphors by the media?
The latest issue of Newsweek features a column by Evan Thomas that attempts to debunk the notion of a political bias in the media by confronting the press's real bias:
Conflict.
(Newsweek.com: The Myth of Objectivity/3.10.08 Issue)
(It's worth taking a look at the photo at the top of Thomas's article by the way; the man pictured looks remarkably like CNN President Jon Klein, who insiders say has not only been on location and at the helm during much of the network's debate coverage, but has encouraged CNN moderators and directors to create the appearance of tension between the candidates whenever possible. As far as the network's post-debate coverage is concerned, I can personally attest to the fact that during my time as a CNN producer, any exchange between the presidential candidates that could've been considered cordial or conciliatory was outwardly lamented as boring and uneventful by the supervisors with whom I worked.)
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