Randy Shaw: "As new financial data released June 3 revealed rising joblessness, the national media instead focused on Sarah Palin’s re-creation of Paul Revere’s ride and John Edward’s indictment for alleged violations related to his 2008 campaign. As these stories wound down, the media got a new gift: New York Congressmember Anthony Weiner admitted sending sexual photos via social media after previously denying doing so. This led to an all-out media blitz that allowed repeated showings of the offending photos, and hours of analysis confirming the hardly new perspective that men are dogs. Lost amidst the Weiner mania was media analysis of the slowing economy ... When the unemployed and economically struggling disappear from the media, they fall off the radar screen of many voters and then politicians. The media’s attention deficit disorder has a price, and it is paid by all of us." Amen.
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