"The national media has never been more primed to take down Hillary Clinton," Politico's Dylan Byers observed . . . , as he surveyed the unfolding campaign season. The same press corps, he added, stands poised to "elevate a Republican candidate." -
But Byers isn't the only one. "More and more journalists are simply admitting the truth: The press is out to get Clinton. Period."
- New York Times: "Clinton's Toughest Foe Appears to Be the News Media - http://theweek.com/articles/542750/mainstream-mediahates-hillary-clinton-should-make-nicewith-theliberal-media
- The Week: "The mainstream media hates Hillary Clinton." - http://theweek.com/articles/542750/mainstream-mediahates-hillary-clinton-should-make-nicewith-theliberal-media
- Philadelphia Inquirer: [Quoting MSNBC's Chris Matthews] "I hate her. I hate her. All that she stands for." - http://mediamatters.org/research/2008/01/11/media-matters-by-jamison-foser/142137
- Politico: "[T]he national media have never been more primed to take down Hillary Clinton (and, by the same token, elevate a Republican candidate)."- http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/05/hillary-clintons-election-to-lose-206766
- NBC's Chuck Todd: "No matter what she says, she's not going to please Republicans and many members of the political press corps."
That's a rather astonishing revelation from inside the Beltway media bubble, right? Openly taking down a Democrat, while elevating a Republican? Wow.
The weird part was that campaign journalists didn't seem to object to the description. There was very little pushback regarding Byer's rather shocking claim; it barely caused a ripple. Journalists don't seem ashamed of that fact that Clinton faces a tougher press than her fellow candidates, or think it reflects poorly on the state of political journalism. More and more journalists are simply admitting the truth: The press is out to get Clinton. Period.
