. Was the press ready to smear Pete Domenici over his out-of-wedlock baby ? Kurtz : Media has a role in growing acceptance of gay marriage . He says a Mississippi paper covered a same - sex wedding and outrage ensued . He says in another instance , a Mississippi reporter seemed to show bias on other side of issue . Smith : The right to defend story ; D.C. case shows media 's need to remain neutral .
. Kurtz : Media has a role in growing acceptance of gay marriage . He says a Mississippi paper covered a same - sex wedding and outrage ensued . He says in another instance , a Mississippi reporter seemed to show bias on other side of issue . Smith : The right to defend story ; D.C. case shows media 's need to remain neutral .