There is an overwhelming case that the electronic media went out of their way to cover the noise and ignored the calmer (and from television's point of view "boring") encounters between elected representatives and their constituents. Full Story »
Posted by Elsbet Roed Brosky - via Memeorandum, Opinion Source
The issue of the whether the media sensationalized health care town halls deserves a deep report. In the mean time, Dionne's piece serves as a valuable door opener to the conversation.
At her town halls, she said, “I got serious questions, I got hostile questions, I got questions about how this would work, I got questions about how much it will ... More »
But the only citizens who commanded widespread media coverage last month were the right-wingers. And I bet you thought the media were “liberal.” More »
It is important for people to understand the the town hall screamers and the birthers and the rest are a noisy but very small minority with the sole goal of being disruptive and obstructing any change. It speaks very poorly of the media that they have allowed these voices to drown out meaningful comments by concerned citizens.
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