Fraters Libertas

Speaking Out And Removing All Doubt

Saint Paul's post on the reaction to Mark Yost's column on media coverage of the war in Iraq, highlights the latest example of what is becoming an increasingly common situation: When members of the media are accused of something (in this case biased coverage of the war) their response to the accusation not only fails to refute the charge, it actually helps prove the case being made against them. We've seen this on the national scale when it comes to the debate over liberal bias in the media and on the local level with folks like Nick Coleman and Jim Boyd. As Saint Paul mentioned (and Atomizer knows from his experience in similar situations), sometimes it just takes a little prodding to get them to come out into the open. Keep those sticks handy.

SP UPDATE: The best $75 columnist in the business, Craig Westover, reminds us that Yost's self described "embarrassed" colleague, Charles Laszewski, was one of the two reporters suspended from the Pioneer Press last year for attending a John Kerry fundraising concert. According to a quote from this article, Yost did him a favor. It appears Chuck needed a little humility:

"I have always strived to be an honest, ethical and hard-working reporter, and I think I have achieved that goal"