http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/23476/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/media-reality-check/media-vs-conservatives-2013-edition-virginia-newspapers-viciously-negative-cover <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/rich-noyes">Rich Noyes</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Last year, the national media spent the campaign highlighting (or inventing) problems for the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, while downplaying or ignoring the shortcomings in Barack Obama’s record as President. Next year, we’ll find out if the media will be more successful than they were in 2010, when they attempted to marginalize and discredit conservative Tea Party candidates in a campaign that turned out to be a crushing defeat for liberals.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/media-reality-check/media-vs-conservatives-2013-edition-virginia-newspapers-viciously-negative-cover" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Media Reality Check News Analysis Division campaigns governor's race Ken Cuccinelli Media Bias Richmond Times-Dispatch Roanoke Times Terry McAuliffe Virginia Virginian-Pilot Washington Post Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:42:50 +0000 rich.noyes 44422 at http://archive2.mrc.org