Why is our media just covering the stories that 45 wants covered and not the stories voters need

[LonePirate]

5. The vast majority of the media relies on the people in power to act/speak in order to be news.

The days are long gone where almost everyone in the media was an investigative reporter who dug up news instead of waiting for it to be handed to them.

It explains why the media parrots the administration’s talking parts. It also explains why nobody except specialized experts can report on most subjects in our highly complex and technological society. This is why so many people don’t understand climate change, global economic markets and forces, health care policies, tax reform, etc.