Quick, who said this? Rush Limbaugh? Ann Coulter?
"The media “wants Kerry to win” and so “they’re going to portray Kerry and Edwards as being young and dynamic and optimistic” and “there’s going to be this glow about” them..."
How about Evan Thomas, the Assistant Managing Editor of Newsweek Magazine.
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Whatever.
What's your point?
More media bias for you to chew on.
Kinda makes you realize when the Left and Right use the word "bias", they mean very different things.
Right Wingers think it means "unbalanced" coverage, i.e., omitting their view every time an opposition view is raised. Like not mentioning the "good" news from Iraq when the "bad" news is reported.
Left Wingers think it means "favoring" one viewpoint over another. Like repeating Republican talking points without confirming them but ignoring Democratic ones.
As a result, both sides have something to complain about in the media, but for different reasons. Media people will argue that "this means they're doing something right", but really they are doing everything wrong, and the viewing public suffers for it.
If you really want to explore this problem in a serious way, these issues must first be acknowledged.
No question, that article is full of bias and misinformation.