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Monday, July 28, 2008
You simply must adore Obama. You must.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Back to work.
While away for the week, I was outside the reach of the AJC and largely outside the news flow. Occasionally, I did hear tidbits of news about Barack Obama’s trip overseas. I’ll let you fill me in on what I missed.
But I do have to say that a week of drifting in an out of the news did reinforce my belief that the media — or at least the reporters, newscasters and commentators who cover Obama’s campaign and movements — adore him. For the next month or so, try this experiment with television or radio newscasts: Tune in at random at any time of the day for a minute or an hour. What public figure is being discussed? And is the coverage favorable? On what scale: Fawning, adoring, determined to convince you that he’s best qualified to be president, or simply reflecting what the reporter or commentator believes to be the common view?
Most days you learn a lot from an indepth exposure to the day’s news. Some days you learn from a little. What did I miss?
