WashPo: How the media fails to cover Bernie Sanders

[portlander23]

How the media fails to cover Bernie Sanders, in two headlines

But Sanders, who has refused to go negative against his main Democratic opponent*, has received relatively skimpy coverage, and he knows it. He likes to say that if he "slipped on a banana peel" at an event, the assembled reporters would make that the story.

No one seriously disputes this. In an analysis last week, media watcher Andrew Tyndall discovered that network newscasts had devoted only eight minutes to the Sanders campaign, despite it being arguably the most surprising political story of 2016. That was as much as they had devoted to Mitt Romney's brief flirtation with a third presidential bid.

Most frustrating for Sanders reporters is that he is polling better than almost anyone running for president, and the fact is usually buried in stories about how Vice President Biden, who may run, polls a little better nationally.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. "No one seriously disputes this."

Except, of course, on DU

[liberal N proud]

2. He was on Face the Nation this past Sunday

Hillary the week before.

Having Democrats on the show two consecutive weeks is unheard of. The media doesn't cover any Democrat unless it is negative. So maybe no coverage by the media is a good thing?

[upaloopa]

3. He is polling better than almost anyone running?

Hillary not almost but is polling better than anyone running.
The reason Bernie is not getting any press is because the race is between Hillary and the repubs. She gets bad press in an effort to knock her out of the contest. The thing is that bad coverage is repeated in a vain attempt to prop up Sanders.

[DianeK]

5. sounds to me like you are..

'counting your chickens before they hatch'..as they say.....she has to get through the primary process first

[roguevalley]

7. she's winning the facebook race I heard especially in baghdad.

so there.

Do I need a sarcasm smilie?

[WillyT]

6. K & R !!!