Congeries of cross connected concepts
There’s been a lot of talk of how Old Media has discredited itself by being so partisan during this recent Presidential election. I just don’t see that. I believe that the only reason this election was close was because Old Media went so overboard for Senator Kerry. But the key point is that the election was still close, which means that Old Media was still very effective right up to the end. Why that would suddenly change with a victory for President Bush is very unclear. If fact, if you read some of the comments at the Leftist weblogs, you’ll see quite a number of commentors stating (without contradiction) that a big part of Kerry’s problem was his inability to get his message out via Old Media.
I think that there will continue to be a gradual erosion of Old Media’s power but I don’t think that the election results will make much of a difference. If you were willing to vote for Kerry, it’s hard to see how you would come to the conclusion that Old Media was biased or disreputable. Any discrepancies between the Old Media view and reality will be written off to
Like everything else, there’s no magic resolution after the big battle, just a long, painful mopping up.
