'More obvious than Fox - but still Fair and Balanced (c)'

Excellent analysis today in the Guardian, concerning the partisan nature of British newspaper reporting of the Dr. Kelly-'sexed up' row.

To read the Mail and then the Sun is to believe that Hutton is chairing two different inquiries. Most Mail headlines find a way of blaming Campbell ("Double damning of Campbell", "Damned from beyond the grave"), while most Sun headlines exonerate him ("Round one to Campbell") and are angled against the BBC ("Bullied by the Beeb"). While the Mail has extracted from the evidence every bit of praise for Kelly and every criticism of Campbell, the Sun has performed a similar task to ensure that Kelly is viewed in a poorer light, Campbell in a better one and that the real culprit is Today's defence correspondent Andrew Gilligan.

The differing portrayal of Gilligan's evidence was marked, with each paper highlighting the bits that suited their agendas. It proved him a liar, according to the pro-Blair Sun; it proved that Campbell has subverted our media, said the anti-Blair Mail.