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Press frames too much of its coverage in political terms

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PBS ombud Michael Getler says too many news stories focus more heavily on the politics of the issue rather than on the substance, when it's the substance that concerns citizens. "We seem to read or hear more about how Republicans and Democrats seize opportunities or take advantage of this or that than about the issues themselves that need to be addressed and resolved," he writes.

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