These airplanes are being considered for the next generation US fighter.

Acme Corp. proposes a design based upon the F-14 Tomcat, a nice plane for it's time, but inherently dangerous and hopelessly outclassed any more.

That would be worth about 4 stories, none of them flattering. No news there. Was news 30 years ago, not now.

The other was proposed by General Aircraft, and seemed much more like an F-22. New and different, more adapted to the times, the plane generated a lot of flattering stories.

Would you suggest the media write as many stories, and as many positive stories about each of those or be accused of bias and attempting to influence the evaluation process? And if they didn't support each equally Acme Corp. be allowed to scream their heads off about the biased media and demand their airplane be reconsidered?

There were two candidates at the end, each representing vastly different agendas. One agenda had dramatically failed, and was continuing to send the country into the tank. Borrow, spend, shoot first and talk later, borrow and spend some more. 19th century.

The other proposed different ways of handling the situation, ways with a chance of getting the US out of the hole. Buckle up, negotiate, try paying as we go.

Would it be "bias" to report more often and more favorably on the agenda which hasn't failed?

David Broder talks about this re Joseph McCarthy. The press was so afraid of him that they ran favorable stories to the point that the public really thought there must be something to McCarthyism. Even though the majority of the folks thought he was full of shit.

Nope. If McCain got any fairer coverage, especially after the Palin insult to the country and world, if he were reported any more accurately, he wouldn't have carried a state.

Arf (He's not going to "get" it, Bow. I know.)