Media Bias

We have all been talking and asking questions about the media's Democratic bias in this election. The Media Research Center: America's Media Watchdog has several stories on the issue. A conservative group, we all know what side they are taking. The founder and president of the organization had a pretty harsh statement to make about the situation:

Everyone should be forced to admit that the publicists formerly known as the
“news” media have worked themselves to the bone this year to elect Barack Obama.

Typically left wing organizations come to similiar conclusions, but certainly talk about it in very different terms. The tone here is much more defensive (as opposed to the offensive in the statment above). The historical framework that is presented in this article gives us the impression that bias is the nature of the beast and tenuous relationships with politicians is the nature of the beast (the media). It hasn't always been a left-leaning issue as highlighted by Bill Clinton's run ins with the press during his administration. I think the following statement about Howard Dean highlights some of the changes/problems that might be going on with the media:

After the 2004 presidential election, Howard Dean, a former frontrunner who
lost the Democratic primary battle, complained about corporate ownership of the
news media, the increased focus on entertainment, and the decline of
investigative reporting.