But unless someone comes up with something we citizens can actually do about it, then what's the point of us all getting headaches about something that is totally outside our control? Well, they ARE capitalists, you know.
That means they are subject to the laws of supply and demand.
If enough people quit demanding their crap, they'll be forced to do a crap-upgrade, or go out of business.
The Internet has helped in that regard, to some extent.
You're certainly right, but I don't understand why the marketplace hasn't caused more of a shift in the media's political reporting than it has. Maybe the right, as consumers of information, represents less in numbers than I've been assuming?