YOU MEAN THE PRESS IS BIASED?  I AM SHOCKED – AT 10:53 A.M. ET:   It's so jolting to learn that my wonderful, pristine profession has flaws.  But a study at Harvard, no less, shows that my childlike illusions are gone with the wind.  From Heatstreet: 

A major new study out of Harvard University has revealed the true extent of the mainstream media’s bias against Donald Trump.

Academics at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzed coverage from Trump’s first 100 days in office across 10 major TV and print outlets.

They found that the tone of some outlets was negative in as many as 98% of reports, significantly more hostile than the first 100 days of the three previous administrations:

In America they analyzed CNN, NBC, CBS, Fox News, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

They also took into account the BBC, the UK’s Financial Times and the German public broadcaster ARD.

Every outlet was negative more often than positive.

Only Fox News, which features some of Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters and is often given special access to the President, even came close to positivity.

Fox was ranked 52% negative and 48% positive.

The study also divided news items across topics. On immigration, healthcare, and Russia, more than 85% of reports were negative.

On the economy, the proportion was more balanced – 54% negative to 46% positive.

COMMENT:  It's pretty clear that the mainstreamers see their job as bringing down Trump, whom they regard as an illegitimate president.  The left, of course, also regarded George W. Bush as illegitimate.  But Obama?  His legitimacy came from Heaven.  And suddenly the mainstreamers became believers.

May 19, 2017