Richard Miniter: Destroy the Dinosaur Media

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AP CREATES THE NARRATIVE

THE BIAS FLOW

“Obama blames Boehner for ‘reckless Republican shutdown”

“Obama blames Boehner for ‘reckless’ shutdown”

“White House Meeting Over, Obama Back to Blaming Shutdown on Boehner”

“Obama blames Boehner for continuing government shutdown”

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‘Obama blames Boehner for ‘Reckless Republican shutdown’

‘Obama blames House SpeakerJohn Boehner for shutdown’

‘Obama Blames Boehner for ‘Reckless Republican Shutdown’

‘Obama blames Boehner for ongoing government shutdown’

‘Obama: Shutdown Could Be Over By Now’

“Republican shutdown could be over by now”

AP CONFIRMS WHAT AP CREATES

62%

Nearly two-thirds of Americans blame Republicans for the government “shut-down”.

SCALE PLUS BIAS CHANGES BEHAVIOR

Media bias is worth 5-7% in close elections.

Pew Research identified 63 competitive races in 2012.

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