Even the Russkies See MSM/Pravda

The Russians are masters at manipulating information--there's even a word for it-dezinformatsiya, disinformation. Via Gateway Pundit, even the Russians see our MSM as akin to Pravda:

Russia's Central Elections Committee has also assigned its Centre for the Study of Election Technology to review the U. S. election campaign.

A preliminary report prepared by the group, after studying U. S. media coverage on the NBC, CBS and ABC television networks since September, has concluded Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, has a "hidden advantage."

A preliminary report obtained by the Russian daily online newspaper Kommersant concludes the U. S. television networks devoted more time to Republican candidate John McCain, but "the material that makes up that time difference can be assessed as negative."

The Russian study also said Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential pick, has been subjected to more criticism than her Democratic counterpart, Senator Joe Biden.

It adds that when the presidential candidates' platforms are described, Mr. Obama's is described last, to make it look better, and when platforms are compared, "Obama's is presented preferable."

The observations appear to ape western criticisms of Russia's elections in which international observers have complained Russia's television networks are overwhelmingly pro-Kremlin and offer unbalanced and unfair coverage of opposition candidates.

The word pravda means truth. They had a monopoly on the truth over there. Eventually in the USSR an underground alternative sprung up called samizdat. In this country you might call us bloggers. And in the corridors of apartment and office buildings official snoops lingered. Perhaps they are picking up some pointers from us these days.

Just say no to Uncle Barney Frank.

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(And yes to Chris Muir.)