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The 2016 Elections: Media Equals Mediocrity

by Robert E. Hunter
Whatever else happens this election year—and maybe the best and worst are yet to come—we can already conclude that the media has come fully into its own. The singular verb “is” is used advisedly, rather than the proper verb “are,” for a reason: that for purposes of presidential political campaigns, what has long been called “pack journalism” has become the rule, with few exceptions.
Why such a categorical judgment about the media’s role? Neither Donald Trump nor Bernie Sanders would be serious contenders for their respective party’s nominations without the media’s efforts to push them forward. (Bernie Sanders has not even been a Democrat except by convenience, but, hey, who cares?)http://lobelog.com/the-2016-elections-media-equals-mediocrity/#more-33744