Media - Good or Evil?

Recently, Laura Bush was asked about her husband's approval rating. Expectedly, she responded that she didn't believe the ratings and that the media was unfair about how it treated her husband.

First of all, when the media asks someone about approval ratings of his or her spouse, what other response is there? I mean, what would you expect someone to say?

"Ma'me. The majority of the country hates your husband and thinks he's an idiot. What do you think about that?"

Would you expect her to say, "yes, I agree"? Of course she would say no. But then the media has to write an entire article about that. Is someone bored out there, or something? There are plenty of stories to write about without making a big deal about the painfully obvious.

Why not make a huge fuss about the topic: starving yourself will lead to hunger pains and weight loss. Better yet, how about doing a medical study costing thousands of dollars on that. Or how about: jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet altitude may cause physical harm and even death.

And best of all, how about: media coverage has nothing better to write about, decides to write about Laura Bush.