Media failure is a more general occurrence than spin, bias, or unbalanced reporting. The failure to report on the root causes of Canada's abandonnment of peacekeeping is discussed as a media failure stemming from a defective definition of news.
This morning, Jim continues an exploration of media and the newsscape that began with the KCR Forum on Independent Media during membership drive week. Today's piece begins with the proposition that "Alternate media are rooted in a critique of the mainstream."