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September 16, 2004

The campaign that isn't getting covered

Steve Johnson has a good piece on the absurdity of the press whining about the lack of substance in the campaign. He looks at the serious issues discussed on the candidate's web sites but ignored by the press. "Just don't complain about our declining political discourse when you're the one dragging it down," he tells the media.

Posted by D. Weinberger at September 16, 2004 02:13 AM

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This has merit. "Substance" tends to mean "hot stuff that we can use to boost our ratings" — like typewriter scandals. News consumers bear some of the responsibility as well: We vote with our remotes, and what we vote for overwhelmingly is the great oxymoron: "reality TV" ...

Posted by: Colin from Bklyn | September 16, 2004 07:02 AM

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