The World is Talking. Global Politics

You may have detected a bit a grumpiness in yesterday's post on the Edward's column in the NYT. The news about newspapers just keeps getting worse. Contemporary journalism's inability to cover politics seriously is one small reason, I believe, for the decline. The focus on trivia slops over into other important civic coverage as well. Correcting this situation will not lead to a rebound in circulation or viewers (although turning off cable news is a good idea for protecting one's ability to think). Taking journalism's primary purpose seriously--especially regarding politics--would at least give news organizations something on which to hang the business of news (in any medium). Look at the circulation decline. Fluff ain't getting the job done.

Tags: journalism