Stating the Obvious

So yesterday, the Prime Minister accused the national media of bias against his government. What other obvious facts can we state? The sky is blue?

The childish antics of the national press gallery has reached a level beyond comparison. Staging a walk out of a Prime Minister's press conference? Refusing to ask questions? On the bright side, the press coverage of the Conservative government has been really good and their polling numbers have reached a twenty year high.

Their latest grievance relates to having to put their name down on a list in order to ask a question of the Prime Minister. Reporters would much rather scream and yell over one another to ask a question. However, didn't reporters put their name on a list to ask a question of previous Prime Minister's when news conferences were held at their press theatre in the past?

In light of these developments, I am left wondering what the news directors for all the major media outlets are thinking. Why are they willing to pay a huge salary for their Ottawa reporters when they aren't doing their job? Why have they allowed the quality of their journalism to deteriorate to such a poor level?

Gone are the days when journalists had integrity.