"Conservatives think the ideology of the Washington press corps is liberal. Liberals think the press is conservative in the sense of protecting its place in the political establishment. Karl Rove once said that the press is 'less liberal than it is oppositional.' (A fascinating remark coming from Rove, since it apppears to put him at odds with the conservative base.)
"Whereas I believe that the real—and undeclared—ideology of American journalism is savviness, and this is what made the press so vulnerable to the likes of Karl Rove."
More: Have you noticed, in all the press coverage of Rove's announcement yesterday, how no one spoke of knowing Karl Rove as a source? Matt Cooper is one we know about because of the trial of Scooter Libby...There are many others we do not know about because they agreed to keep his name a secret. But make no mistake: they are also the ones writing the "balanced" non-committal retrospectives...
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