[ctennis1]

While I agree, I've witnessed first hand a local newspaper repeatedly going after a local political office holder because the publisher simply didn't like her and was in support of an opponent. There still has to be some accountability to the press as well.

[wearywanderer]

I think for a politician, the best way to counter bad press is with good press. Give interviews to sympathetic journalists. And if nobody in town cares to write sympathetic things about you, then maybe think about amending your behavior.