tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051621605614945803.post5625882176733636086..comments2023-12-23T00:18:17.990-05:00Comments on Third Party and Independent Daily: Media Ignore Green Party Candidate for SheriffThirdPartyDailyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992207263274562771noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051621605614945803.post-32093636449254605582011-05-29T23:04:02.650-04:002011-05-29T23:04:02.650-04:00Depends on how you define newsworthy really. It...Depends on how you define newsworthy really. It's a catch 22, they're not newsworthy, but without getting access to the media, they can't become newsworthy (well, they technically can, but that's quite difficult without media access). Most of the healthy democracies around the world seem to take a much more inclusive aspect to covering candidates than the US does, regardless of pre conceived notions of "viability" (which the media also manipulates).TiradeFactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760660346802297769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051621605614945803.post-32976036259611976982011-05-29T21:09:40.799-04:002011-05-29T21:09:40.799-04:00I would argue that if there is a third party or in...I would argue that if there is a third party or independent candidate in the race it is newsworthy if you are writing a story on the candidates in that race. To pretend that there are no other candidates than the Democrat or Republican, as is standard practice in the political press, is one of the primary ways that the media aid and abet the Democrat-Republican duopolization of our political discourse.d.erishttp://politeaparty.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051621605614945803.post-35312687332544464132011-05-29T18:21:05.473-04:002011-05-29T18:21:05.473-04:00If she had widespread support, the media would hav...If she had widespread support, the media would have covered it. Just because a candidate throws their hat in the ring, doesn't mean that automatically become newsworthy.Solomon Kleinsmithhttp://www.riseofthecenter.com/noreply@blogger.com