"A good newspaper...is a nation talking to itself." -Arthur Miller, 1961
I chose this quote to start off my discussion about the ‘Year in the News’ article for two reasons. First, because I agree with it; second, because I disagree with it. As we are told in the article, the U.S. news agenda is usually centered on U.S. affairs. We find things such as our elections and politics, our country’s crime, and our government to be the most covered topics in American media. This is where I agree with the quote; a good newspaper, or news source in general, should and does discuss what the important issues of the time are. But I disagree in the part that there are also other issues which the news does not seem to cover extensively, such as education, transportation, and the legal system. If these things were brought to the nation’s attention and kept there I believe the nation would be having a better conversation with itself.
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