Fluff dominates media, endangers democracy
When it comes to politics, I’m usually a fan of so-called “traditional media” — newspapers, NPR, national TV news channels — you know, anything with more gravitas than “Billy Bob’s Backyard Blog.”
So it is with heavy heart that I call upon my fellow fans to admit what we’ve known for a while: The mainstream media have failed us. It has become too passive, too artificial, too shallow. Sure, we can blame blogs for forcing a ridiculous new speed standard on the already frenetic journalism world, or for continuing the trend of overemphasizing the sensational at the expense of the...
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By Ed Myob
11:24a.m. on June 20, 2008
The media also promotes the view that the Pres. candidates
religious faith is so-o-o-o
important.
We wouldn't want a big bad atheist to sneak in, would we?
What do you mean by "none of the above" is not an option? Why not?