CBS' downfall is just the tip of the iceberg
"A political party is dying before our eyes -- and I don't mean the Democrats. I'm talking about the "mainstream media"... It was not accident that the [media party's] birth coincided with an identity crisis in the Democratic Party. The ideological energy of the New Deal had faded; Vietnam and various social revolutions of the '60s were tearing it apart. Into the vacuum came the ['American Mainstream Media Party'], which became the new forum for choosing Democratic candidates. A 'reform' movement opened up the nominating process, taking it out of the smoke-filled backrooms and onto television and into the newsrooms. The key to winning the nomination and, occasionally, the presidency, became expertise at riding the media wave. McGovern did it, Gary Hart almost did (until he fell off his surfboard); Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton rode it all the way" -- Newsweek columnist Howard Fineman (check out Mr. Fineman's full confession: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6813945).
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