Asked & Answered
Christy Hardin Smith at Fire Dog Lake notes that some in the legacy media™ are wondering about their political coverage.
In particular Deborah Howell, ombudscritter for the Washington Post wrote on Sizing Up the Politics Coverage
A perennial complaint is that the media cover politics too much as a horse race instead of reporting more on the candidates’ backgrounds, where they stand on issues and how they would lead the nation. But is it true? I intend to find out — at least at The Post — and report back to readers.
The New York Times has your answer, Miss Deborah, courtesy of Anita Esterday, diner waitress and media critic in Iowa:
“You people are really nuts,” she told a reporter during a phone interview. “There’s kids dying in the war, the price of oil right now — there’s better things in this world to be thinking about than who served Hillary Clinton at Maid-Rite and who got a tip and who didn’t get a tip.”
The media coverage of the campaign for President of the United States is in line with what could be expected for the award of Miss Congeniality at a beauty pageant. There is a much higher level of reporting for horse races.
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Miss Deborah’s reply:
Esterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away, …
For shame, Mr. Bates, for shame. 😉