D.C. Press Whitewashes Its Role in 2016 Email Fiasco after State Department Exonerates Clinton

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5. A Politico reporter confessed that the media have a set of prejudicial rules

they follow when reporting on Hillary. I am listing headings for the rules he enumerates, but not including his explanation of each rule, to avoid quoting more than is permissible.

Confessions of a Clinton reporter: The media's 5 unspoken rules for covering Hillary
Updated by Jonathan Allen on September 3, 2016, 9:34 a.m. ET [e-mail]

1) Everything, no matter how ludicrous-sounding, is worthy of a full investigation by federal agencies, Congress, the "vast right-wing conspiracy," and mainstream media outlets.

2) Every allegation, no matter how ludicrous, is believable until it can be proven completely and utterly false. And even then, it keeps a life of its own in the conservative media world.

3) The media assumes that Clinton is acting in bad faith until there's hard evidence otherwise.

4) Everything is newsworthy because the Clintons are the equivalent of America's royal family.

5) Everything she does is fake and calculated for maximum political benefit.


Read the entire (very good and revealing) article at
http://www.vox.com/2015/7/6/8900143/hillary-clinton-reporting-rules