i loosely, and unfairly, attributed the term "partisan hacks" to the talking heads. in reality, everyone covering news is complicit. the hack job belongs to the media.
over at jibjab.com, they offer their critique of the media.
the media (specifically newspapers) took their licks this past season on the wire as well. i'll admit that during my in-season viewing of the 5th season, i missed what david simon says is the point of the media storyline. it's not the fabricator or the prize-seeking culture of the newsroom. it starts with the buyouts of veteran news reporters who know their city like the back of their hand. it starts with stories like the one that ended the season about bubbles and his triumph over addiction. during the 5th season of the wire, the baltimore sun missed every story that was ever important to the viewers over the run of the show. the culture of violence associated with the drug trade (if it bleeds, it leads, but only if it's in the right zip code), the decline of the working class, corruption at city hall, the dumbing down of American public education and the over-reliance on a flawed no child left behind act, and the cooking of police stats to make everybody look good. and that's just the tip of the iceberg. the newspaper ignored it. all of it.
i'll admit that i hardly ever watch the news. but i used to. and there's a reason why i stopped.
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