The center-right alternative media has been playing a passable prevent defense, constantly saying 'That's not right' for consistently biased reporting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Unfortunately because of the variety of outlets for people to speak their minds on the Internet and that kind of thing, it's made the media in general more opinionated and there's more of a 'gotcha mentality' than real reporting.
Many activists and antagonists who are on the wrong side of an issue employ the tactic of, 'the best defense is a good offense.'
The biased left-wing media does what it wants. That's not going to define me or hamper me.
The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.
Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left.
I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias.
The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
Right is its own defense.
The media has been trying to protect Obama. The media has been trying to shield Obama. Several in the Republican establishment in the so-called conservative media have even been trying to shield Obama.
The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists' personal opinions or judgments be left out of factual reporting.