Article in The Guardian by Margaret Sullivan, 5/17/25
Headline: “Yes, the media’s Biden coverage was flawed. But its reporting on Trump was far worse”
Subhead: “A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-president’s decline. But that distracts from a bigger problem”
“With a new book out about Joe Biden’s failed re-election campaign, a media reckoning is in full swing. . .”
It goes something like this: mainstream journalism failed the voters. Reporters were complicit; they didn’t tell us how much the elderly president had declined. . .”
“. . .As a media critic, I’m always happy to see a good reckoning for the mainstream press.
“But this one makes me wonder. When is the reckoning coming for the failures to cover Trump effectively? . . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/trump-biden-election-media-coverage
