April 19, 2002
Heeeeeeeeeeeere's Democracy!
After two decades of declining news audiences, decreasing newspaper circulation, and increasing uneasiness over the blurring of public-affairs and entertainment media, the heightened ratings for television news in the wake of September's terrorist attacks came as a relief to many observers. Journalists, especially, saw it as reassuring evidence that, when it really mattered, Americans still turned to them.
However, that increased audience has largely dissipated, and even a closer look
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