The Love Affair With Barack Obama:

The Love Affair With Barack Obama:

Big media instantly fell hard for Barack Obama, the smooth-talking new kid on the block, while John McCain, once a media darling, has so far failed to attract the same kind of adoring coverage.

But as it turns out, that's not all bad news for the Republican candidate.

Newsmax magazine's special report "The Media and Obama: Love at First Sight" takes an in-depth look at the media's decidedly unbiased and unbalanced coverage of the Obama and McCain campaigns — and reveals how the favoritism for the Democratic nominee could backfire on Obama come Election Day.

This special must-read issue also includes political guru Dick Morris' analysis of the media battle and his advice to McCain on what he must do in these closing days to win.

The new edition of Newsmax magazine is hitting newsstands across the country, including many Barnes & Noble, Hastings, Follett, B.Dalton, Books-A-Million, Joseph Beth, and other major bookstores, as well as Publix, Meijer, Kroger's, Wegman's, and Harris Teeter supermarkets, Hudson News and Host airport newsstands, and Sam's Club stores.

his exclusive Newsmax report explores:

• The huge disparity in Obama and McCain's media exposure
• How the Obama-heavy coverage could help McCain
• The media mistake that cost John Kerry the White House in '04
• Why Andrew Tyndall calls coverage "reality game-show journalism"
• The war of words between Chris Wallace and Keith Olbermann
• The one state that's crucial to an Obama win
• Pew Research Center's surprising poll results on coverage
• Hillary Clinton is livid: her complaints against MSNBC
• The "Saturday Night Live" skit that changed media's approach to Obama
• James Carville's exclusive: his insightful analysis of the Obama campaign
• Washington Post cover stories: 2-1 edge for Obama
• Juan Williams views on Obama
• Why straight news is becoming an "anachronism"
• The "big story" about Obama's run
• The difference between local and national reporting
• How journalists dropped the ball on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright
• The media that provided Obama's "margin of victory" over Hillary
• Why more coverage isn't always better coverage
• How the press serves as the "umpire" in the election
• Why former GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough's show is popular with liberals
• The inside story of the media circus during Obama's overseas trip
• The press' "fool's errand" to sell Obama
• And much more