No Longer Pretending to Be Objective, NYT Turns 3rd Debate Into “The Hillary Clinton Show”
Corporate media outlets often pretend to be “objective” and “neutral.” People who work in the media nevertheless understand that this is an impossible task — and that publications that present themselves as such do so only as a cynical marketing tactic to attract larger audiences (after all, Fox News’ slogan is “Fair and Balanced”).
Sometimes, however, media outlets throw the charade out the window altogether and expose whose side they are really on.
The New York Times did just this today, in its coverage of the third Democratic presidential debate, which was held last night in New Hampshire.
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