HuffPo Preaches To Katie’s Choir

October 3, 2008 by John H. Taylor | Filed Under Internet, News media, Republican Party 

“Huffington Post” headlines that Gov. Palin found CBS News anchor Katie Couric annoying. I’m trying to figure out the semiotics of this. The purpose of an HP headline is to advance Sen. Obama’s interests. So is the idea that undecided voters will be offended on Couric’s behalf? Not much potential there. Since only about six million people watch her newscast (compared to 70 million who tuned in to see Palin and Sen. Biden last night), that means that 299 million Americans are at best indifferent to Katie Couric. Or does HP think Palin looks bad to undecided voters by complaining about a journalist who is thought to have bested her?

Actually, I doubt that many undecided voters visit HP — just people who agree with HP already and so enjoy laughing up their sleeves at Sarah Palin. That’s the new media for you. Thank goodness for the New York Times.

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