The press sees stories where there really are none and embellishes them with a romantic glow. The most striking example of the media's bias in favor of Bill Clinton was the instant shift in economic reporting that occurred after his election. In the months leading up to November of 1992, coverage was overwhelmingly negative. But in the months after the election, it was suddenly overwhelmingly positive, even though the economy hadn't changed. If there is one thing that has changed American politics in the 20th century, it is the media.
Journalists are America's new power brokers.
Ordinary journalists have become the arbiters of political life. They have also become the interpreters rather than the mere reporters of the news. The press wants absolute freedom for itself, but it often sides with the actions of the government and the proposals of presidents that take freedom away from individuals, from colleges and universities, from businesses and industries, and from the states. They are zealous defenders of their First Amendment rights, but they ignore the Tenth Amendment, which reserves to the states and to the people those powers not specifically granted to the federal government. And it lets you hear exactly what people have said and the way they said it.