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Originally Posted by Feanor
Good news isn't news. It's assumed that the president should be doing a good job of running the country. Look at it this way, you're not going to put in an article about how a kid DIDN'T get cancer and has a happy life. You're going to put in an article about how a kid did get cancer and struggles with his life.
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That's a good point. Good news don't sell.
However, we merely ask the NYT to be more fair in their coverage. If they make everything looks bad for Bush, they damned well better have done that when Clinton was in office.
But they don't.
The economy is about as good now, maybe better, as it was in Clinton years. But everyone remembers the "good ol' days" when Clinton was in office and money was everywhere. People believe the perception and the atmosphere in the media. If the media is negative, they get negative. If the media is positive, they get more positive.