As we’ve detailed, the Media Research Center has a long history of pretending there’s no such thing as conservative media bias, which makes MRC official Tim Graham’s concession to its existence noteworthy.
In an Aug. 10 NewsBusters post, Graham tries to make the case that a reporter for a Washington, D.C., TV station was suspended because he exhibited “conservative bias” in claiming that, in Graham’s words, “President Obama’s a major recipient of BP cash.”
Of course, Graham (and, apparently, the reporter) botched that fact — Obama received only $1,000 from BP’s PAC in 2004, much less than other candidates that year, and other noted donations came from BP employees, not the company itself.
But kudos to Graham for acknowledging that conservative bias exists, which runs counter to the MRC’s longstanding policy.