What about change in content over the years? Depth and quality of coverage?

What about the fact that a majority of media broadcast in the United States all project the same core story/perspective using identical words with little to no variance?

Example: Russia invaded Georgia and they were the aggressor...when it was proven factually that Georgia initiated the invasion, resulting in an overzealous destructive response by Russia. The media had little to no mention regarding the US/Georgia relationship, US's oil pipeline interest through the Caspian region, and the US' support in training, militarizing, and supporting Georgian oil and business interests. Zero mention that the Georgian soldiers wore the SAME uniforms as US soldiers, and that a US soldier was reportedly captured by Russia. Another was reportedly killed. All by foreign media sources of course.

What about unbiased reporting?

In order to garner viewers, media outlets (i.e. CNN and FOX) will incur perspectives which are notably less than unbiased in order to 'satisfy' and 'maintain' a core viewership that fall along certain political lines? Why does the news media so readily fall into the 'everything the government says is true' box, often neglecting to ask the REAL HARD questions on issues that matter?

Why are alternative perspectives often unheard, or if they are, they are broadcast for the sole sake of causing unintelligent argument and conflict for the sake of entertainment value instead of actual substance?

Why are non-mainstream presidential candidates ALWAYS sidelined and not given equal exposure, no matter what their so-called 'popularity' factor is?

Why? Because the news media no longer works for the self interest of the citizen or the truth, but instead focuses on sensationalism for the sake of maintaining profitability in an advertisement funded medium. News outlets are also heavily influenced by political positioning by their ownership/corporation and resultant Washington connections through lobbyists.. such as over media/broadcast regulation issues, market ownership (tv vs radio vs print and regional restrictions).

Deny these problems if you wish News Media. But we the people (at least those of us with open eyes) see it.

Everything but this--dead?