Now that I have read Miller's report, I'm left wondering if all that time spent on covering nonsense like soft-news, contributed to my perception of Baltimore as a city run by crooks and idiots. Maybe if TV news would spend more time on important matters, we would all get a better idea of what is really happening in the city. That may be good for the city, if what is happing was mostly good, or it could prove that Baltimore is indeed a cesspool of violent crime and government incompetence which is driving out its most productive citizens. Either way the people would have accurate information. However, as I have said before, relief is on its way.
Competition is good for business.
Better information on the Web will force the mainstream media to do better. If it bleeds, it will still lead. Nevertheless, we will want to hear about the rest of the tragic story. And thanks for helping me by providing copies of the reports from The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post and The City Paper. The I knew they would be great for finding stupid quotes from the big media fat cats.