Media Bias Rundown

Media bias is pervasive in our country (as it is in most nations) and it's ridiculous when major journalism organizations claim that it's not. Here's an example of media bias at the San Francisco Chronicle in its coverage of an "anti-war" rally in San Francisco of all places (who knew?). The blogger shows how the newspaper presents a photo out of context, only showing the one image that suits its purpose. Clearly, the Chronicle is intentionally manipulating the reader's impression of the rally and the rally's intent.

UPDATE:

An excellent point about the failing of the media made here by Hugh Hewitt:

Everything that American media could throw at a story, it threw at New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. No expense was spared. All hands were on deck. And yet not one news organization produced anything like complete coverage of the events unfolding inside the city's convention center or the Superdome. Horrific stories of murders and rapes spread like wildfire, reports of little girls with their throats slashed stunned Americans, and hysteria gripped many in the MSM. Weeks later the Los Angeles Times and others began to examine the collapse of the media's own levees that traditionally hold back rumor and urban myth.

Given this failure to capture the true story in New Orleans even with all of the combined resources of all the MSM working around the clock, why would anyone believe that American media is accurately reporting on the events in Iraq from the Green Zone, in the course of a bloody insurgency fought in a language they don't understand? If the combined forces of old media couldn't get one accurate story out of the convention center, why for a moment believe it can get a story out of Mosul or Najaf?

Another devastating critique of the media by a soldier in Iraq.

Instead of pitching in to help, the media types fanned the flames of hysteria and panic, making the situation appear much worse than it really was. They report selectively. They sanctimoniously criticize the efforts of those actually trying to help. They stand on the sidelines with cameras and microphones when they should be grabbing buckets and shovels. After their viewership has come off of its peak, they pack up and leave while patting each other on the back for doing such a "great job" by "raising awareness."

They are doing the same thing with regard to our efforts here in Iraq. They disgust me. I know there are few good ones out there, but sadly, they are the exception, not the rule.