After reading the Sunday newspaper and a few online ones, I’m struck by the “filler” aspect of political coverage. The formulas are so repeated and uninteresting. None are necessarily biased. They just reflect absent creativity or the work of a 20-something reporter with too

Journalism on tech can be a thrill to read. The writer often loves the subject matter, and the story ideas feel original, often because the underlying tech is innovative. You often can learn something new.

In another region (particularly one where journalists, their editors, and their publishers live), this story would receive more media attention.

A really good story idea would be explaining how Pelosi is advised financially. Her stock picking is uncanny.

Story ideas: Comparison of a “day-in-the-life” of one teacher at each of three different schools in three very different communities. Avoid the traps of underdog or racial reporting, and focus on facts. What recruiting strategies successfully encourage smart, capable college

The left’s attacks on The NY Times for being insufficiently helpful to their cause are surreal.

Trump’s remarks can be a Rorschach test in which journalists read their preferences into them. In context, Trump clearly was not conceding. Notably, David Muir tried to draw the same conclusion at the debate, and Trump rejected it.

In a country saturated with repetitive campaign coverage, tech news continues to be new and informative.

More people watched Fox News (9M) and MSNBC (6.4M) than CBS (6.2M) for the debate. Comfort for one’s political team factors into these numbers, and CBS’ political depth also has long been the weakest of the major networks.