What a concept. And what a sad state of affairs for the media. Knight-Ridder was savagely attacked for reporting on Alito's conservative history. But, this time, they fought back.
Scott at MyDD has the background and an analysis. Here's what K-R had to say:
Fact-based reporting is the lifeblood of a democracy. It gives people shared information on which to make political choices. But as people in new democracies risk their lives to gather such information, in this country fact-based reporting is under more relentless assault than at any time in my more than 40 years in Washington.Facts and the truth are not part of the GOP agenda...as we've seen repeatedly from Bush. The Alito hearings are a prime example, too.
Would be great if some of the other traditional media understood their role in society...and that it's not to cower before the GOPers and just regurgitate their spin.
