"A leading politician today charged that the media, rather than informing people, now merely report on public ignorance.
"Do our viewers agree? Let's hear from some voices on the street ..."
-- unnamed television news anchor in the comic strip xkcd by Randall Munroe, 2010-06-21 (as always, remember to check the hover text)
[This strip echoes one of my own recurring annoyances with television news.]