, which is to inform the media of trends that they dont notice themselves. Due to the publics distrust in media now, newspaper sales and other methods of spreading news have declined in sales. Todays public believes that the media has become too arrogant, scandal-minded, and destructive. By treating politics as a professional sport played by cynical posers, the news media have poisoned the well of public participation in national affairs. This in turn creates an ignorant public.Fallows remedy to this obstruction of medial justice is a concept called "public journalism". During an election, a newspaper practicing public journalism might spend some time figuring out what issues the voters really care about, and then set about making sure the candidates address those issues repeatedly and substantively. The idea is to turn election coverage from a daily tactical tip sheet into an ongoing job interview with the candidates. This would abate the amount negative media that the public absorbs. Consequently, creating a decision made by an informed public, which sequentially creates a better democracy existing within the United States.Considering the depleted audience for "serious" news, media executives might do well to heed Breaking The News . If the audience is tired of the old drama, Fallows thinks it's time to rearrange the theatre of the news media. Attempt to turn up the house lights, bring the stage a little closer to the groundlings, stop shouting out the old lines and try listening for a change. Not only might the customers come back, but also the play may get a whole lot better....
