CBN’s David Brody isn’t too pleased with the Newsweek cover I noted in the previous post.

You’ve got to hand it to the folks at Newsweek. They have accomplished being biased and sexist at the same time. Quite a feat. This cover has got to be a new low right?

The cover in question:

Brody writes:

This isn’t JUST about media bias. This cover should be insulting to women politicians. Where’s the sexy photo of Mitt Romney? Why not a picture of Tim Pawlenty with an unbuttoned shirt relaxing on a couch in the Twin Cities?

It should be noted (and Brody acknowledge this):  Palin posed for these photos.  Granted, it was for a different magazine, but it isn’t like these were private photos that Newsweek acquired.

In regards to those specific politicians listed by Brody, I cannot speak (and indeed, do not want to see such photos myself).  However, the comment immediately brought to mind the following:

Oh, and there’s this”

Source for the Washingtonian cover:  HuffPo

Surely all of this is about, above all else, selling magazines as well as simply part of our current media environment, rather than some specific manifestation of bias, yes?

3 Responses to “Speaking of that Newsweek Cover”

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2. Janis Gore Says:
   November 17th, 2024 at 3:46 pm

   I’ve always thought that photo was awfully kittenish for a sitting governor.

   Weird, again.

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