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While Mr. Coleman has calmed down, thousands of his supporters still believe biased reporting gave his opponent the edge that put him in office. There are, too, legions of other politicians, Republicans and Democrats, who blame the media for careless or non-objective reporting.
Journalists and particularly those who report on politics, should be thick-skinned enough to take the flak that increasingly comes with the territory. They are, after all, fortunate enough to get paid for being day-to-day observers of political history and having jobs that allow them to demand answers to their questions from a Governor or U.S. Senator.
Taken as a whole, I think the Virginia political press corps is doing a better job than ever, though in too many cases editors assign reporters to cover politics who know little about the subject and don’t take time to learn. I’ve been surprised to meet reporters who think the Congressman for whom I work has his office in Richmond.
Therein lies a dilemma for the media. Is it better to keep someone
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