Since I myself attended this rally, I was curious how it would be covered in the media. A lot of papers and outlet stayed away from covering it but the Washington Post covered it in a very neutral way. The discussed it from a very logistical, factual stand point and did include quotes that helped give a sense of the mood in the crowd. A lot of what was discussed was the transportation situation and crowds. One of the most visible aspect of the rally was the clever signs and I thought the Post did a good job of covering what was said and written. I think its hard to say if it was biased or not because it was written from the rally-goers perspective. It was an article that definitely captured the tone of the rally and the people that attended it.
Some good quotes:
"I find it incredibly ironic," says Jim Neimeier, who drove to Washington from Wisconsin for the event, "that I had to come to a rally sponsored by a comedian to get at the truth."
"This is the most American thing I've ever done!" a young man screamed into a plastic megaphone, handed out by Comedy Central.
"There's so many people out there who are easily distracted," said the 39-year-old doctor. "And there are people who are yelling and screaming and protesting and they don't even know what they're talking about."
"I do vote," says Teddi Fishman, 46, the director of the Center for Academic Integrity in Clemson, S.C. "But more than entertainment or politics, I just think this is a release for everyone. We've had so much tension."
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