[A] detailed examination of news coverage of the reassessment issue in the major national newspapers, primarily The Washington Post and The New York Times, suggests that many angles and details of the stories were being carefully fed by White House aides to all-too-willing reporters who dressed it up as the inside dope. In reality, many reporters were steered into spinning the story exactly the way the White House wanted it told, with relatively little skepticism or criticism.
Surprise! Surprise! Who would have thought that the Washington Post and the New York Times would dance the Obama's tune. There certainly is no history of that.
Jame Taranto does a fine job of dissecting the Times and Post coverage here.
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