MSM defined in one sentence

In this report.

Johnson alluded to a forthcoming caravan scheduled to arrive in Crawford next Saturday after snaking through the southwest from San Francisco. The event, called “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy,” is being led by a mother who has a Marine son.

Heh.

Cindy Sheehan’s name and picture have been repeated literally tens of thousands of times in the past two weeks. But this reporter couldn’t even bother to find out the name of this “other” military mom. Of course…this “other” mom supports Bush, and the war, so she’s not even compelling enough for newsgatherers (who delight in calling President Bush “incurious”) to be named.

Patterico has a few more thoughts on the press’ behavior on this story, and the LA Times, to their credit, published them. I frankly think Patrick’s piece deserves reprinting in every newspaper across the land, and every editor should hang this line up in his or her office:

…a newspaper’s job is to report all relevant facts and present different perspectives, not just those that suit one particular viewpoint.

Beautiful. Just beautiful. And right on.