The deplorable state of major US media regarding Minnesota
Last edited Sat Feb 7, 2026, 07:32 PM - Edit history (1)
was put on full display for me last week. I happened to catch CBC radio out of Canada and they were fantastic. They had on some of the organizers and activists from Minneapolis and not just for a few minutes or just for a few responses to questions. They went for over 2 hours and got in depth about efforts, actions taken, names of groups working to help etc. Loads of details and program hosts who didn't talk over the guests etc.
They did a great job of asking pertinent questions without the typical US host type of asking and answering their own question and then expecting the guest to affirm what the host has postulated. I really was hearing guests allowed to answer and develop their narrative and points over minutes rather than seconds.
It is a similar disgrace to US print media when "The Guardian" or "Le Monde" has better coverage of a US event or situation than our domestic major media. That corporate concentrated control strangles competence and detail. Even MS Now has descended into mush because when covering events or situations their "go to" is to trot on the same "analysts/commentators/former officials" etc. and we get sort of this predictable generic "blah" of "yes it's awful and who knows what will happen" back and forth between the host and the guest.
If you can get satellite radio or other ways to get CBC programming it is amazing how much they are focusing on Minnesota etc. and doing so in a high level of journalism and "broadcast" excellence. Where satellite radio in the US lets me down is that I don't have options for English language versions of European, African, Middle East etc. programs. I do catch some streaming from sites but I would like to get the programming while I'm spending hour after hour driving along.
Bottom line is our friends in Canada and elsewhere are doing great journalism about what is happening here.
