Ongoing failure of Big Media in the election year. Post 1
Okay. Happy New Year.I’m a casual media listener. I check news when I’m on the computer, listen to the radio in my car. I don’t watch TV, so I suppose I’m off the big bump in the bell curve on that stat.Be that as it may, it has been several elections since I got any real benefit from the fourth estate. The common dialog in the media during an election year should be about issues. Instead I get an earful about financing and strategy. The press has long declared the Democratic race to be between Clinton and Obama, and not one vote has been cast yet. There’s an insightful piece over at Salon on the inflated importance of the events in Iowa this week, and Big Media’s failure to point that out. Enjoy:Iowa’s undemocratic caucuses are no way to choose a presidential candidate. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine