The last few weeks, the mainstream media has disgusted me with its utter disregard for substance. Last night, that digust hit a new peak. If it weren't for blogs, I would be lost - I can't imagine getting my news from Cable TV, and even newspapers are losing their last vestiges of trust. So I penned the following letter to
Dear Mr. Salinger,
I was very disapointed last night in your debate. I care about my country, yet I heard almost nothing about the economy, the war in iraq, the influence of special interests in Washington, or anything substantive. I know that the media thinks we viewers only care about petty things, but maybe you should take a look in the mirror and see why people like me are looking to blogs and independent media for our information - and maybe figure out why your ratings keep tumbling. Last night was the first time that I'd watched mainstream TV news in a few weeks and it reminded me about the terrible state of discouse in this country.
If you haven't, I recomend reading this post on Daily Kos, a blog, but one which gets more dedicated traffic than your news site.
http://www.dailykos.com/...
I hope that in the future when I see a debate on ABC, I can expect to be informed and educated, not disgusted and confused. It is not Barack Obama who's patriotism needs to be questioned, its ABC News.
Thank you.
Nithin Coca
http://www.nithincoca.com
And for your convenience, the emails and phone numbers of those at ABC. Let them know that we are upset, that there is a reason that we are turning to blogs, and that we expect more from our so-called "fourth estate."
BC NEW YORK NEWSROOM: (212) 456-5100 newsradio@abc.com Newsroom Fax Machine 212.456.5150
Peter Salinger (THE MAN IN CHARGE OF ELECTION COVERAGE) Director, Special Events & Sports 212.456.5105 peter.salinger@abc.com
Cristi Landes, Manager, Programming 212.456.5107 cristi.d.landes@abc.com
Wayne Fisk Director, Programming 212.456.5327 wayne.fisk@abc.com
Jeff Fitzgerald Executive Director, Operations 212.456.5554 jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com
Heidi Oringer Executive Director, Entertainment 212.456.5541 heidi.b.oringer@abc.com
Jon Newman News Coverage 212.456.5100 jonathan.m.newman@abc.com
Joyce Alcantara Assignment Manager 212.456.5106 joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com
Jim Kane Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief 212.222. 6604 james.f.kane@abc.com
Andrew Kalb Executive Director, Programming 05.567.2269 andrew.l.kalb@abc.com
Robert Garcia Executive Director, News & Sports 212.456.5103 robert.garcia@abc.com