It has been said for weeks, even months, that the so-called ‘elite media’ seem to be in the tank for Barack Obama. Many conservatives and independents have complained that Obama is not being vetted at all, while John McCain and Sarah Palin receive more attention than necessary. When something happens that would hurt Obama, the ‘elite media’ ignore it.

Individuals working at major newsrooms have now admitted that the companies they work for are indeed in the tank for Obama:

Off the record, every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true. We have a team of 4 people going thru dumpsters in Alaska and 4 in arizona. Not a single one looking into Acorn, Ayers or Freddiemae. Editor refuses to publish anything that would jeopardize election for O, and betting you dollars to donuts same is true at NYT, others. People cheer when CNN or NBC run another Palin-mocking but raising any reasonable inquiry into obama is derided or flat out ignored. The fix is in, and its working.

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I have a couple friends who work in the MSM, too, and one of them tells me the newsroom is (exact words) “unbelievably cavalier” about any complaints viewers register about their reports, what they ignore, their bias or the way they edit Republicans vs. the way the treat Dems. “Cavalier” as in the fix is in and they don’t even have to pretend to care what half the country thinks or wants.

At this moment, the betrayal of the ‘elite journalists’ and the news outlets they work for is going rather well. Many see through the biased reporting, but many others do not. More importantly, it’s helping Obama and Joe Biden tremendously. The two are doing much better in the polls than they did only weeks ago, partially due to a major offensive of ‘elite journalists’ doing everything in their power to discredit McCain and Palin.

Nearly every single newspaper lost readers in the past couple of years - a major reason for this development was that many readers considered said newspapers to be biased. However, instead of becoming more objective those newspapers and news channels decided to go nuclear - they have become even more subjective. It will certainly cost them more readers and viewers, but, I think they’re guessing, not that many more. They probably believe they’ve pretty much hit rock bottom, and that things will not get much worse; so they are now doing everything in their power to get candidates they support elected.

The above makes it all the more important for websites such as PoliGazette - which is not partisan, yet right-of-center - to exist, to comment on what the major outlets report, and to offer original reporting, columns, analysis, etc. The betrayal of the traditional media opens the door to new outlets that do take their responsibilities serious.