Froomkin's article does little to probe *why* so much reporting is gutless and essentially vacuous. I suspect it's fear of offending advertisers. Eventually, if you take a bona fide point of view, you'll offend some of the fat cats who are trying to tip the scales of democracy with their campaign donations -- and they are the same fat cats who buy advertising for their businesses.
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Froomkin's article does little to probe *why* so much reporting is gutless and essentially vacuous. I suspect it's fear of offending advertisers. Eventually, if you take a bona fide point of view, you'll offend some of the fat cats who are trying to tip the scales of democracy with their campaign donations -- and they are the same fat cats who buy advertising for their businesses.