Perhaps as important, TDR covered the remark by Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) on "legitimate rape" in the A block. Do Akin's outrageous comments merit coverage in the news? Absolutely. Should it be the first thing we see in the broadcast? No, there are more important things to cover (somewhere, Will McAvoy/Aaron Sorkin is smiling). Why, you ask? Because here is the news from last night/this morning that is vitally more imporant:
- The 2,000th American soldier was killed in Afghanistan (NYT)
- The Congressional Budget Office says the U.S. could see another recession in 2013 (WaPo)
- Greece's prime minister seeks more time to reach deal with Germans on their borrowing (Reuters)
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We need better news. And covering what one idiot said is not the way to do it.
1) I love your Newsroom reference, and I hope that it pops up in the "What are people saying about us on the Internet?" search the producers there hopefully do daily.
ReplyDelete1a) I wish News Night 2.0 were a real show.
2) I also love your list of more important news items.
3) To be fair (and contrary, as all comments must be), at least MSNBC says they're a political network. Obviously all of your items do have a political angle, but they're more News Night-y. MSNBC at least has an excuse to talk about Akin — which is a hugely interesting current-politics story — in the A block where, for example, CNN probably should be talking about that tiny little recession item. Or something.
4) This blog is awesome. I hope my comments aren't annoying.
Sara, your comments aren't annoying. Keep them coming!
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