Almost humorous was the remark of a freshman legislator from Northern Nevada who was concerned about accuracy. The same member said, too often the media assume the worst about lawmakers. Gee whiz, I can't imagine our legislators are still meeting behind closed doors. Oftentimes this is a bias along regional lines and the belief reporters too often interview Assembly leaders. Not one complaint about gender bias was lodged by female legislators.
Legislators admit they learn how to manipulate some press members.
I don't think the media buys it,' he said. A freshman colleague says he hopes the veteran is right. The legislators are irritated by news media that commission polls and then build stories around the results. I would suggest every member of the media get a copy of Hickey's thesis and spend 30 or 40 minutes reading it. It's easy reading and should be interesting to reporters.