Media Hold McCain, Obama to Different Standards

MEDIA HOLD MCCAIN, OBAMA TO DIFFERENT STANDARDS
[SOURCE: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)]
Media coverage of the presidential campaign has lately been dominated by discussions of videotaped comments made by Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Pundits and reporters are questioning to what lengths Obama must go to distance himself from some of Wright's more controversial remarks. This is not the first time that the press has devoted significant time to raising questions about Obama’s associations or connections with various public figures, but it is something the press seems far less interested in doing with John McCain.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3316

* Obama's church accuses media of character assassination
The Chicago church attended by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) issued a statement Sunday contending that coverage of his pastor’s inflammatory remarks amounted to character assassination and “an attack on … the history of the African American church.” The statement begins: “Nearly three weeks before the 40th commemorative anniversary of the murder of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.’s character is being assassinated in the public sphere because he has preached a social gospel on behalf of oppressed women, children and men in America and around the globe.” The statement adds: “Trinity United Church of Christ’s ministry is inclusive and global.”
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9062.html

* Rod Parsley’s Free Pass
Jeremiah Wright gets torched, while McCain’s “spiritual adviser” offends with impunity
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/rod_parsleys_free_pass_1.php?page=all

* Smearing Obama
[SOURCE: The Nation, AUTHOR: Ari Berman]
[Commentary] The right-wing smear machine grinds on, with the mainstream media and rival campaigns lending a helping hand.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/berman