December always brings MSM year in review articles, commentaries, slide-shows, etc. Being that the year winding down is 2009, this means "decade in review" angles too.
Its very difficult to predict what kind of spin these decade look-backs will take. The tone and nuance of these big picture articles and photo essays will shed some light on how successful media watchdogs and bloggers have been in the last few years. Last week, I blogged MSNBC's encouraging sign regarding the Mohammed Dura affair.
My colleague, Mike Fegelman, who directs HonestReporting Canada, got me thinking more about this after we discussed one such article by veteran CBC journalist Neil MacDonald. At this post in HR Canada's blog, Headlines & Deadlines, Fegelman aptly addressed some surpisingly good points and some not-surprisingly bad points MacDonald raised; the writers of history's first draft may have shifted their mind-set ever-so-slightly.
There are a lot more decade in review features still in the MSM pipeline. Do you think they're significant, and what are your expectations?
