Pallin' around with the liberal media

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On Monday, Eric Boehlert highlighted Time's upcoming cover story on Sarah Palin, titled, "The Outsider: Where is Sarah Palin Going Next?" While Palin has certainly received her share of bad press, a great deal of it has been the inevitable result of her own statements and actions. Interpretive articles like this one, however, are different and provide journalists with the chance to use their judgment to put past actions and ongoing trials in a broader context that will help readers better understand the subject at hand.

Which is why this article is so problematic. In it, Time's David Von Drehle and Jay Newton-Small go to immense lengths to create a story out of thin air. In this case, it's "The Renegade," a tale about an unconventional politician making waves with her unpredictable behavior. The piece is deeply flawed, advancing conservative narratives without challenge and ignoring obvious realities about Palin, her home state, and the problems she faces. It's an account that flies in the face not just of progressive criticisms of the governor, but of a growing chorus of conservative ones as well.

And it is exactly the kind of ratings-driven journalism that is, ironically, making magazines like Time less and less authoritative at a time when serious journalism couldn't be more needed.

http://mediamatters.org/columns/200907180004

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1. now why would someone unrec a story on media & palin?

she must have some fans here

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2. Media Matters gets it right, and Time should be ashamed of themselves

for allowing themselves to manipulated by the media queen. As an Alaskan, I'm laughing my ass off at the proposition that SP in any way represents what is true and good about this state. If anything, she is the antithesis.

Really, I'm kind of speechless that Time would have sunk this low.