SNL Makes News Organizations Think
It does take a village (Er ahem, a bunch of class clowns pointing out the shortcomings of election coverage) to raise an issue.
From an AP story titled “A Harder Look at Obama, Post-‘SNL’?“:
A study of campaign coverage found the media took a sharper look at Barack Obama the week after “Saturday Night Live” spoofed journalists enthralled by his candidacy.
The NBC comedy show on Feb. 23 opened with a mock debate where journalists were rough on Hillary Clinton while being starry-eyed about Obama.
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