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Originally Posted by Robert Schunk
OK. so I concede my point in part, save for the fact that the press, by virtue of editorializing, is one of the several major public opinion-shaping vehicles in society, and the coverage has been heavily emotionally slanted in favor of the Dreamers while largely ignoring the shoddy legal basis of DACA.
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Ok, chief... you can't slam "the press" and then base it on how you feel about editorializing, which is not hard news reporting and has always been part of the media model. Editorializing is not newswriting, so instead of saying the press is slanted, say editorials are slanted (they're supposed to be... they are opinion pieces written, traditionaly, by editors. Think of them as columns if it helps). Being upset that editorializing exists is fine, but don't accuse "The Press" of slanting information.
There seems to be a pretty widespread lack of understanding about this, especially lately. Opinion pieces are not the news. If your perspective is that the ores as a whole is slanting facts instead of reporting them, you should back that up with some examples from non-editorial pages of AP-affiliated publications.
As it stands, you just sound like every other jackass who is blaming what's happening in the world on the people who tell you about it.