Finding The Story

So Obama held a presser today. Michael Scherer did a write up on the whole thing. You might expect it to cover some of the give and take on health care. You might expect it cover Obama's response to the criticism levelled his way from GOP lawmakers. You might think that two of the most important issues of the day might garner a bit more than a passing mention. You would think wrong. The write up is all about the media and how it sparred with Obama. At some point, it would nice if some of the members of the traditional media were reminded that they aren't the story.

I don't think that I have ever read a sports article that focused solely on the tension between athlete and journalist or the give and take between reporter and subject. There are some pretty shitty sports writers out there, but all of them know that they aren't the story. The American public is, in general, pretty stupid when it comes to policy. A better media would do a lot to fix this. Guys like Michael Scherer aren't helping.