Networks Obsess Over Polls, Limit Substantive Coverage
Published: 11/4/2008 2:00 PM ET
Networks Obsess Over Polls, Limit Substantive Coverage
The media had an opportunity in the final week before the election to give viewers one last look at how the candidates policies would affect the nation. Instead, they reported poll numbers and horse race stories by nearly an 8-to-1 margin.
The Death of Ford Motor Company
Government bailout means automaker can't compete with
GM-Chrysler and government.
And the Winner Is ... Anyone but the Media
Journalists refuse to believe any
link between industry collapse, liberal bias.
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