 Small, Dull, Partially Broken Little Tools If you're a non-American who's been watching the American news cycle over the last twenty-four hours - or frankly, almost any time recently - we empathize with your likely confusion and frustration. We agree with your likely conclusion, that the mainstream U.S. news media appears to be more than a bit broken right now.
How else would you explain a supposed "news" media that focuses intently on a ban on sugared soft drinks being overturned in New York City, while barely blinking an eye about the ongoing sequestration cuts that are hurting Americans more and more every day, nationwide?
We understand the reticence of our media colleagues in focusing on the next round in the federal budget battles. They're worried about clicks and ratings, and the audience getting bored. Frankly, we've all seen Republican Paul Ryan's fantasy budget plan before. Sure, Ryan's presentation is even more dishonest then the first two times he rolled it out, and he's only pushing it out now, ahead of his performance at the big CPAC convention later this week. The facts of his plan haven't really changed, though. Americans still aren't going to buy into Ryan's plan - something they made crystal clear through the outcome of the 2012 elections.
So where should our American mainstream media be focused? Gun safety legislation? Immigration? Climate change? All of these are valuable topics, with newsworthy items happening right now.
Instead of paying attention to any of those issues, however, many of those in our mainstream national "news" media have been reporting on something much smaller - specifically, whether you can now carry a compact pocket knife through the TSA checkpoint at the airport... |
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