National media’s political coverage declining, resembling sports reporting

Editors are deciding what people want to know, instead of what they need to know, causing Canadians to tune out of political and public policy discussions.

The fast-paced environment in which journalists are working today has negative implications on political coverage and in many ways “resembles sports reporting” which is alienating the public, say experts.

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