Network TV persecutes Clinton

Published June 11, 2012 4:00am ET



News cameras love Hillary Clinton, but the result isn’t very warm, according to a new analysis of how network news has covered the first lady of American politics.

The bottom line in the media review: Clinton and her aides are right when they say that she gets treated shabbily even in positive stories about her career. And much of the backhanded praise is the result of traditional media sexism, said the authoritative Electronic News.

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