The Liberal Media

Tuesday 16 April 2013 - Filed under Uncategorized

The media shows their political biases all of the time. But the most egregious instances of letting the proverbial mask slip are when stories come along which shine a light on their political biases; and when stories that would inevitably force them to question their deepest political beliefs in front of a national audience, they simply cover them up. Glenn Harlan Reynolds at USA Today:

Yes. So why wasn’t [the Gosnell story of murdering live born babies under the guise of abortion] news? Pro-choice writer Megan McArdle of The Daily Beast notes that it’s about fear of where the story would go, and what it would require writers to confront: “Gosnell is accused of grisly crimes that I didn’t want to think about. … I understand why my readers suspect me, and other pro-choice mainstream journalists, of being selective — of not wanting to cover the story because it showcased the ugliest possibilities of abortion rights. The truth is that most of us tend to be less interested in sick-making stories — if the sick-making was done by ‘our side.’ ”

It was fine to dwell at length on the Newtown, Conn., shootings, because those could be blamed on the evil NRA. But writing about these dead innocents might be a political liability instead of a political asset. It might have been awkward for President Obama.

The media has an agenda, and it has nothing to do with being the fourth estate. Willfully ignoring a newsworthy story because it might reflect badly on an institution one believes to be right is not only intellectually dishonest, it’s cowardly. Do your jobs or get the fuck out. What Gosnell has done is horrifying. If, as a journalist, you can’t admit the monstrosity of his crimes and still defend abortion as a practice with intellectual integrity, perhaps you ought to be questioning abortion as a practice, not willfully hiding news in the closet.

2013-04-16  »  madlibertarianguy