"So true ..."

Nothing new in a network acknowledging that their newscasts are entertainment first, last and always. "If it bleeds it leads" is more than a cliche. The other subject that always kicks their viewer numbers up is children affected by whatever is being reported.

Real, substantial journalism verges on boredom, too much so to work on television. One has to read selectively to find accurate, informative reporting. Woodward and Bernstein were published in newspapers...