The Double Standard of the Press

Accuracy in the Media reported there is a double standard being used by the press. They tend to publish the errors of their political opponents (both real and imaginary) in an scrutinizing fashion and make it top news while they cover over the gross violations of their political party members; the standard they seem to use is if the person who did the wrongdoing is on our side of the political debate, for example a Democrat Hillary Clinton, then we will minimize and try to cover the scandal. However, if the person in question is our political enemy, for example a Republican Tom Delay, we will give it high coverage and bring out rumors and even falsehoods to tear them down.

Instead of presenting fair coverage, the press presents a biased view to the public which tends to advance their political agenda. The public have noticed this troubling behavior and are more and more distrusting the credibility of the press establishment.

The entire article written by Accuracy in the Media is well worth reading. It can be viewed here.