Snarkvark @ PoliSnark.comAlright, Gazette, let’s talk straight. Your endorsements? Fine. Some are good, some are bad. I’m not here to debate those picks—hell, even a broken clock is right twice a day. What really grinds my gears is that while you’re busy giving your political seal of approval, you’re dropping the ball where it counts: journalism.
Endorsing candidates is easy. Any hack with a keyboard can throw out opinions like candy at a parade. But doing the hard, dirty work of real reporting? That’s where the rubber meets the road—and that’s where you and the rest of the media are screwing us over. You give your picks, but where the hell are the follow-ups after the election dust settles? Once these politicians are in office, you should be all up in their business, investigating every shady deal, broken promise, and backroom handshake. But instead, the press seems more interested in parroting politicians’ Twitter feeds and calling it “coverage.”
Look, investigative journalism isn’t supposed to be comfy. It’s not about sharing a latte with your favorite politician and tweeting their PR spin word for word. It’s about getting under the hood and calling out bullshit wherever you find it. Left, right, or center—if someone in power is screwing the public, it’s your damn job to say so. And not in the soft “both sides” way, either. I mean facts, receipts, the whole shebang. But for some reason, the corporate media forgot how to dig.
And don’t even get me started on the whole “woke” mess. Somewhere along the line, the media went from watchdog to lapdog—pumping out buzzwords, pushing whatever cultural fad keeps the clicks coming, and forgetting the core mission: the truth. That’s about the same time the country started circling the drain. Suddenly, we’re more focused on pronouns than policy, feelings over facts, and symbolism instead of substance. Meanwhile, politicians are running wild, and newsrooms can’t be bothered to do anything but hit “retweet” or spin up another half-assed opinion piece.
Here’s the kicker: our republic can’t survive without a functioning press. The Founders said an informed electorate was essential to a free society. You know what they didn’t say? “Let’s build a society where everyone just reads biased op-eds and calls it a day.” They knew damn well that a press committed to truth was the only thing standing between us and tyranny. So, every time a newsroom fails to do the work, it’s not just journalism taking a hit—it’s the republic itself.
Gazette, you’ve got a platform. Use it. Stop leaning on endorsements and start hiring reporters who will actually investigate. Not just cozy “access journalism,” either. I’m talking about reporters who will follow the money, connect the dots, and shine a light on corruption no matter who’s behind it. You can’t just coast on endorsements and opinions; you need to roll up your sleeves, chase the truth, and put in the work.
So here’s the bottom line: endorsements are fine. But your real job is holding the powerful accountable. You don’t work for the politicians, and you don’t work for the readers’ feelings. You work for the truth. That’s your north star. Get back to it—or get out of the way.
But that’s just me. Leave your comments below.
