The pattern: ignore, downplay and mischaracterize Sanders' position.Not only has he met with hostility from his main opponent's chief surrogates, but that the media acquiesces and even colludes, When analyzing the quantity and content of the vast majority of what is said and written about Sanders;one finds a running theme across the so-called liberal media on his campaign platform, and appearances,! The NYTimes has been called out by more than one analyst, for its complete lack of serious coverage of Bernie Sanders. In articles that address various aspects of the Democratic side of the primary, Sanders' ability to succeed is always described in doubtful terms. The media bias has been by omission by the vast majority of the mainstream media in not typically reporting on Sanders, especially on policy. Overall there is a version of a “wall of silence!”