What Media Bias?

You know, when people point out that the media coverage of the War on Terror seems to be biased against President Bush, liberals resort to a variety of explanations. One explanation I've heard a few times (on the Internet and in real life) is that it only seems that way because car bombs and dead soldiers make more sensational and attention-grabbing news than the opening of a school or a group of Iraqis cheering as Americans drive by.

You know what I think of that? BULLSHIT.

I've considered it, and it is a valid argument, but the events of the past few days have pretty much shot down the whole "the media only appears biased because stories about death and destruction are more interesting" line.

Allow me to explain. I don't want to over-politicize Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent rescue efforts, but the media coverage of the whole thing serves as an excellent example of their true feelings.

For example, I was sitting in the food court eating dinner this afternoon, and the TV a few feet away from me happened to be showing a news broadcast (I'm not sure which channel it was, but I'm almost positive it wasn't FOX, so draw your own conclusions). I listened for about 15 minutes, and the majority of the time was spent discussing 1) Democrats' attacks on President Bush regarding the response to the hurricane and 2) the effect of this event on Bush's approval rating.

Let's think about this for a second. If it's true that deadly events are a priority for the media, and this just makes it appear that they're out to get Bush, then why aren't they spending more time covering the destruction left in the wake of the hurricane? It seems to me that they're once again revealing their true agenda.

I'm not basing this on an isolated, personal incident, of course. Look at the more widespread news coverage of this event, and you'll probably notice that more stories seem to be about the political aspect of the disaster than the details surrounding the fact that A FUCKING AMERICAN CITY IS UNDERWATER.

If that doesn't at least make you consider the possibility of a liberal media, I doubt you'll ever change your mind anyway.