Some journalists aren’t content with covering the news; they have to
make it, too. That’s been ABC’s strategy as the network has led the
charge against USDA-approved beef.
When
President Barack Obama recently pontificated on gas prices, the
broadcast networks listened, parroted his explanations of why gas prices
have more than doubled since he took office.
It happens every spring. The players take their positions
for the big game. The fans start screaming as the huge numbers on the board go
up and up and up.