Are We That Shallow, Which Is Why Big Media Political Coverage Sucks?

[Median Democrat]

Or, Does Big Media Political Coverage Suck, Which Causes Us To Be That Shallow?

I have watched too many hours of political coverage. The vast bulk of it is on really inane subjects like lipstick on a pig, campaign tactics, flag pins, and pregnant daughters. Quite frankly, I could care less.

I would like to see some coverage and discussion of the actual proposals by the candidates, particularly on the economy. However, I have yet to see any discussion of these proposals or how they differ from the policies of George Bush. The information is out there on the internet, but I have yet to see a serious discussion on a major network. Instead, it is just talking head after talking head repeating the talking points of the moment.

I can listen to the speeches of the candidates, but it would be nice to have a side by side comparison between the candidates and George Bush. However, with less than 60 days to go, no news program has presented such an analysis in the hundreds of hours of campaign coverage that we have seen.

Are we that shallow, and is Big Media merely catering to this lack of depth? Or, have we become this shallow due to Big Media’s steadfast refusal to cover any of the issues in any sort of depth?

Perhaps Democrats should just give up, and hold a Monster Truck Rally, and intersperse it with episodes of Cheaters featuring men who look like John McCain.

[Marsala]

1. Classic chicken and the egg question

I think it's the American people, and humanity as a whole, who are shallow and the media have evolved to reflect that. There really isn't much we can do in the short term.

[Median Democrat]

3. One Exception - AC360 Show With Gergen and Zakaria

The show was non-partisan with no campaign representatives that covered the various issues facing the next president. Gergen and Zakaria went methodically through the issues with nice graphs and facts. I was in nerd-vana.

The problem was the focus was on the issues more than how the candidates proposed to address such issues. However, it was one of the few instances where I listened to political coverage without feeling dumber for having listened to it.

[ShortnFiery]

2. No, the FEW men who own ALL of the USA's M$M will make more profit under a GOP Executive Branch.

Plain and Simple. ;)

[blondeatlast]

4. I'm (barely) old enough to remember Viet Nam. I was small, but I remember

coverage of it every day. I grew up with Uncle Walter. There was no bias and no need to endlessly chatter about trivia to fill up 24 hours.

The m$m cowered. they cowered in the face of Nixon's "liberal media" dirty trick. With the advent of 24 hour news channels, things got worse (I remember CNN being the place to get in-depth analysis by really intelligent people on both sides).

We're not shallow--they are KEEPING us from being deep deliberatly. It sells more Viagra.