GB in Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 4:41 PM

While the majority of today's media is plainly biased toward the left, such lack of objectivity would likely not surprise the Founding Fathers. Political reporting in Jefferson's time (and later, such as during Jackson's presidency and during the Civil War) were outrageously partisan and, coming in the years long before 20th century Supreme Court precedents, often defamatory. What may surprise the Founding Fathers about today's media stars is their refusal to acknowledge their partisanship.