MARK HALPERIN: Liberal media didn't report on Minneapolis — it engineered the verdict

In the wake of the tragic Minnesota shooting, we are suffering through yet another high-profile moment of flagrant liberal media bias — a slant so pervasive that the offenders appear both oblivious to the bias and indignant when anyone points it out. And this time, the missteps come when America is already fractured, anxious and primed to see every story through a partisan prism. One would think, given the national mood, that major news organizations might show some restraint before tossing gasoline on a cultural fire.