Rigth after the funeral, Bernie Shaw admitted on CNN that the newsmedia failed the american people by not recognizing Reagan during his presidency–and Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn agreed:
Bernie Shaw: “I’d just like to say something…We failed the American
people with our coverage…I certainly missed a lot.”
Wolf Blitzer: “We’ve learned a lot about this presidency since his two
terms in office.”
Paula Zahn: “I just wanted to add, Wolf, I do think there is new
material coming out now about Ronald Reagan. With the distance of years
we have the ability to get information…When there is a death, I think
there is a respectful difference. I’ve heard people say the media is
going overboard. In fact, it is entirely appropriate to go back and find
what this man meant in the news media, to the world.”