Dan Froomkin writes about the frequent and pervasive failures of modern political journalism on his site, PressWatchers.org. In my opinion, his points are spot-on: political journalism, particularly as practiced by so-called “liberal” media outlets, is so contorted by profit motives, the drama of day-to-day politics, and a desire to appear objective that it often fails to inform citizens. Even worse, it sometimes misinforms them. Dan highlights examples and pulls them apart meticulously.
He also rightly points out that Fox “News” is not really a news organization but rather a propaganda outlet that only exercises true journalistic practices in decreasingly rare cases.
I highly suggest visiting the site regularly. And if you’ve got a few extra bucks, donate so they can keep the endeavor going. They’re an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so you can get a tax break while helping Dan give the political media a much-needed kick in the butt.