Thursday, November 03, 2011

Media coverage of Herman Cain

The media coverage I have seen of the sexual harassment charges against Herman Cain has been all too predictable. Left of center outlets report the allegations as though they have already been proven in a court of law. Right of center outlets cry racism, smear, and purposeful character assassination. Then there was the National Press Club, which had the audacity, after grilling him about the allegations, to ask him to sing a song!

Meanwhile, there are a whole lot of us who would just like objective reporting by journalists whose only goal is to seek the truth, be fair to all sides, tell the truth, and only the truth. Is that too much to ask? Are there any journalists out there who can do that?

1 comment:

Terri Wagner said...

No journalist is taught today how to do investigative reporting. Our 24/hour news media destroyed it and us with them. I don't know what to make of any of it and after Clinton am jaded to believe the worse of the candidate first. I'm hoping it's not true as I am supporting Cain. But these days who knows.