Where have all the good reporters--reporters such as Walter Cronkite--gone? He seemed so objective, so clear, so confident, so fair, especially when it came to reporting on politics. To this day, I have no idea if he was a Republican or Democrat or Independent, which I am sure he was.
I can't say the same for today's talking heads. They wear the candidate they are supporting on their sleeves. Even their smirks, laughs and comments give them away.
For years, those of us who were political reporters knew that we had to stop covering presidential races as horse races, only concerned with who was ahead and who had the most money. Today newscasts hire GOP and Democrat operatives who give their spin. One so-called CNN reporter has the electorial college votes already tabulated for this election.
I just don't want to watch TV political coverage any more. Am I too critical? Is the television medium really doing a good job? Is there a better way to cover politics?
Sunday, September 7, 2008
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