Maybe bloggers underestimate their collective power. In the philosophical words of The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
"Don't dream it - be it."
Specifically, perhaps it is time that bloggers reduce the simple complaining about the news media, and increase the diligentl loud, constant recommendiation of improvements to the news media. Of course, improvements require a criticism - there is no point in trying to fix something that requires no improvement - but the point is, focus on the improvement, rather than the criticism.
And so I'm suggesting that bloggers try to do that - constructive criticism of the news media - and in particular, one product of that news media. Of course, the news industry is huge, and the possible suggested improvements are even a larger universe, so if bloggers continue to do this individually, without focusing the energy and creativity and intelligence on a particular item, perhaps no traction will be achieved.
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