As I spent my spring break in Las Vegas, NM working for Habitat for Humanity, I was completely cut off from media consumption for approximately nine days. So truthfully, I had no idea what Dave Marcus was referring to when he talked about the Walter Reed stories that have been all over the news lately. In turn, I sought out an article that could sum up everything nicely, and this was the best I could find.
After reading about the coverage, I can't help but think how many other stories the public is displeased with how they are reported. The article states, "nearly one-quarter (24%) say this story received too little coverage from the news media, [and] only 4% say it has received too much coverage." This concept just seems absurd to me!
When the news media's first obligation is to report the truth about current happenings, people in the media should be doing a much better job at fully covering the "story of the week." It is their ethical duty to fulfill the wants/needs of their readers.
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