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01/29/2008: "Blackout of white voters in media"

Being a black man, I don't mind talking about the nuances of black politics -- I've run three black newspapers, a black Web site and been the news editor of a national black magazine -- but I can also count. And to suggest that white voters are immaterial in South Carolina is nuts.

It has been so stunning that I can't even recall the last time I've seen journalists spend a lot of time interviewing whites. The stories have focused on black preachers, the tough choice facing black women, and whether young black voters come to the polls.

In some respects, there's a blackout when it comes to talking to white voters.

[ The media chases emotional symbols, not reality. ]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/22/roland.martin/index.html