tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post2808044567805209777..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Worthless Political JournalismRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-48849131827196307122008-09-07T08:06:00.000-04:002008-09-07T08:06:00.000-04:00In Germany, it is only a bit better. Here, the mai...In Germany, it is only a bit better. Here, the main interest of the "serious media" lies on possible coalitions after the next elections, especially, whether the social democrats should work with the Left Party in the bund or the bundeslands.<BR/>This really belongs to "sports". One could discuss as well about the players a soccer team should pick.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816685663171750187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-2268649120087136892008-08-29T20:10:00.000-04:002008-08-29T20:10:00.000-04:00I agree with Brandon- the sports section is too go...I agree with Brandon- the sports section is too good and often the sports writers are both witty and erudite- something infrequently seen amongst the political writers.<BR/><BR/>I wonder though whether its to do with the fact that citizenship is not an occupation but a leisure activity- I go to work every day and because I enjoy intellectual stimulation read stuff in the evening- but not everyone does. And given demands on all of our time- in the precious moments of leisure that they have to devote to it are going to probably prefer an easier piece focussing on personality.<BR/><BR/>I understand your fury perfectly- and hope in the context of your earlier post that I managed to stay on topic!Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-37906427885399943462008-08-28T05:04:00.000-04:002008-08-28T05:04:00.000-04:00Brandon, it could go in the "lifestyles" section.Brandon, it could go in the "lifestyles" section.Featherless Bipedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02207055312949249371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-79884065398525209912008-08-27T18:29:00.000-04:002008-08-27T18:29:00.000-04:00Heh, good point.Heh, good point.Richard Y Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-28728989441439035452008-08-27T18:28:00.000-04:002008-08-27T18:28:00.000-04:00I think it would probably be detrimental to sports...I think it would probably be detrimental to sports journalism, since the sports section is, with the business section, probably the section of the paper that is, in most papers, most consistently decent in its quality. I think you're quite right that political journalism is most similar to entertainment journalism: it's a gossip section about a different sort of celebrity, but that's what most political journalism seems to be.<BR/><BR/>But I think the question, "Whatever happened to the Fourth Estate?" is a bit like the question, "Whatever happened to Plato's commonwealth?" This has been pretty standard since the beginning; what changes over time seems to be not so much the quality but how bland or sensationalizing the reporting is.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.com