“With the action by the Nevada Democrats… the public may be witnessing the most direct sparring between a political party and a news outlet in recent years,” the NYT’s Noam Cohen says.
A key graf: “According to analysts of the cable news world, accusations of bias cut two ways for Fox. On the one hand it feeds the image of Fox News as besieged by mainstream media outlets and political enemies, which plays well to its loyal audience. Yet, these analysts said, being shut out of a debate denies the channel the ability to be above the fray and be perceived as a mainstream journalistic outlet.”
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