"Obviously, we can't sugarcoat what's going on in the world...."

[ For media critic Catherine Seipp, Katie Couric can be more, much more than just another perky face. In the short and long run, it makes no difference. —- Editor ]

I don’t normally watch TV news, because when I do I can practically feel myself getting dumber. Presenting information out of context, combining superficially similar things in specious and misleading ways - it all just seems like an inane whirlwind of murder, freakish animal attacks, and lotto results.