Media Matters too small

By: Adrian Aitken

Through out the semester I have used Media Matters as a source for my blogs. The web site provides good and interesting information regarding on how the media reports the news. For the most part I have agreed with their standings until now.

Recently a blog was published on the page informing readers about how MS NBC brings on Christopher Hitchens as an analyst when he disagrees with everything Hilary Clinton does. MS NBC has the right to bring on anyone they wish when asking for expert opinions because the station does so fair and balanced. For every democrat they have a republican, and a dove for every hawk.

Also Hitchens has the right to disagree with any person he wants to. His points are valid and not superficial like her ineffectiveness is due to hair color or sex , but personality.

The problem eating away at the back of my mind is that this Media Matters has posted many blogs about how democrats are being treated unfairly in the media and should be equally represented. This entire semester has had nothing about republicans being abused by the media. This site needs to take some of their own medicine and become neutral.