The New York Times reports today on the on-going controversy over media coverage of Sen. Hillary Clinton. The media's conclusion:
But many in the news media...see little need for reconsidering their coverage or changing their approach going forward. Rather, they say, as the Clinton campaign fell behind, it exploited a few glaring examples of sexist coverage to whip up a backlash and to try to create momentum for Mrs. Clinton...
Phil Griffin, senior vice president of NBC News...said, "I get it, that in this 24-hour media world, you’ve got to be on your game and there’s very little room for mistakes. But the Clinton campaign saw an opportunity to use it for their advantage. They were trying to rally a certain demographic, and women were behind it.”
His views were echoed by other news media figures. “She got some tough coverage at times, but she brought that on herself, whether it was the Bosnian snipers or not conceding on the night of the final primaries,” said Rem Rieder, editor of American Journalism Review...
Yes, that failure to capitulate instantly really seems to have gotten their goat.
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