Our country’s press has covered itself in shame, based on its handling of news regarding the Obama Administration (e.g., the Benghazi slaughter of Americans embassy staff, “Fast and Furious”).

Saint Louis University student Amy Lutz has some thoughts regarding the role leftist bias plays in the distorted reporting:

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.” Thomas Jefferson

The role of a free press goes far beyond the dissemination of news. It’s designed to serve as a check on government activity and should hold our politicians accountable. In theory and in history, it works wonderfully. The press is designed to both serve as the mouthpiece of the people and as a medium through which government activities (read: corruption) are exposed.

…The leftist bias in the main stream media further solidifies the denigration of the press as a check on government activity. During the 2012 election, the media went to bat for President Obama. Every statement Mitt Romney uttered was examined with a fine toothed comb and relentlessly criticized the former candidate while President Obama was seemingly outside the scope of media investigation. And don’t even get me started on the debate moderators (Here’s looking at you Candy Crowley).

Furthermore several news outlets played an edited clip of Mitt Romney speaking in 2008 about a federal health insurance mandate. These same networks constantly attacked Romney (and other Republicans) with stories on “How Republicans Don’t Like (insert voting bloc here).” All the while, big news stories like Fast and Furious and Benghazi were rarely mentioned on the major networks. God forbid they report something which might harm the president.

What I find funny about this entire situation is the fact that the main stream media bias is self-imposed. Yes, they often face pressure from government officials to publish favorable stories, but there’s no law or regulation saying they must do so. The bias in the main stream media is perpetuated by peer pressure, intimidation, and a shocking lack of individual initiative. This is why new media and the conservative blogosphere are so important.

The culture of liberal bias in the media seems solid and hard to break. That’s why we need to create a culture of our own. New and online media are the future of the press. Newspapers and cable news are the past. We must all establish a solid (fair and balanced) new media now if we want to turn the tides of media bias in the future.