I don’t expect much anymore, even from so-called “political” reporting. Still, every once in a while an article will make me shake my head, and when I shake my head, I get the urge to blog.
Here’s an ABC news article that, although it’s from Good Morning America, came up in my “ABC News: Politics” feed. It’s about Chelsea Clinton on the campaign trail. The role of the once-and-possibly-future First Daughter in her mother’s campaign is definitely interesting, even if it’s a bit of a fluff piece. This paragraph set me off, though:
“Do you have any questions about my mom’s campaign?” she asks. The crowd asks a host of questions on everything from student loans to gay marriage and variety of detailed answers follow.
Really? A variety of detailed answers follow? You don’t think those answers might be of interest to your readers?
I’m not the first, nor will I be the last, to notice that the press is much more interested in political campaigns as a story, with compelling characters, cliff-hanger endings, and predictable plot lines. Perhaps too many political reporters are frustrated failed novelists? But I belong to that apparent minority of voters who think that the content of a candidate’s platform matters as much as their style of campaigning.
That is all. Also, Amber Tamblyn rocks.
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