Right vs. Left

"See, the right isn't like us. They think that the so called liberal media is irretrievably biased but believe what they see, read and hear on their own media. We on the left, on the other hand, have no faith in any mainstream media, really, or any alternative media either for that matter. We have developed the habit of culling from various sources and analyzing the information ourselves as best we can. Even then we are very skeptical. Nothing that the media could do would particularly shock or disappoint us. No so with the other side. A fair number of them are actually hurt and bewildered by what they saw in the Schiavo matter." -Hullabaloo

So, both sides are equally guilty of being irresponsible about news gathering. But I have seen more evidence of it from the right than I have from the left. Further- the party system as now constituted fosters a loyalty to people and party rather than a commitment to values. The media establishment(both left and right wing) merely serves to propagate this flawed approach to democratic government.