There's a reason I use the breakin line to Greg Mitchells book So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits--and the President--Failed on Iraq.

Part of that reason is an article printed in the Asian Times, I just finished reading.

From the mailbag, a reminder press release from Media Reform about the conference in Minneapolis:

2008 National Conference for Media Reform Coming to Minneapolis -- Bill Moyers, Dan Rather, Arianna Huffington, Senator Dorgan, FCC Commissioners to join thousands of activists on June 6-8 in the Twin Cities
WASHINGTON -- On June 6-8, several thousand activists, journalists, scholars, policymakers and concerned citizens from across the country will gather at the Minneapolis Convention Center for the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform, hosted by Free Press. Now in its fourth installment, this unique event is the largest gathering of media reform advocates in the country.

"This is a critical year for our country -- and the future of our media," said Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, the national, nonpartisan media reform group that organizes the conference. "There's a growing movement for better media in America that wants more quality journalism, a diversity of voices on the public airwaves, and a free and open Internet. After years of fighting to prevent a bad system from getting worse, the National Conference for Media Reform will focus on advancing bold visions for the future of the media and finding concrete solutions to get us there."

From the mailbag, a press release for the National Conference for Media Reform:

It's an election year, and the problems with the media are clear -- just turn on your TV, and notice what's on...and what's not.

But how do we fix it? Where does change begin?

In Minneapolis on June 6-8, thousands of activists, journalists and policymakers will converge at the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform.

If you care about the state of the media, this is the one event you can't miss. Reduced-rate hotels and registration are limited. Sign up now.

There are only two houses sporting presidential candidate lawnsigns in this small town of about 6000 residents.

Both signs are for Ron Paul.

One might assume that such tiny anecdotal evidence suggests a wide divide in the support for Paul and the other candidates -- with nary a lawnsign proclaiming support for any of the others, but you would be forgiven for not coming to that conclusion, especially if you made your assessment based on coverage in the main street media or as more and more people refer to it -- the corporate media.

The results from Iowa show Paul garnered 10% of the vote and came in fifth on the Republican side. But as Bill Moyers indicated in his interviews with Kathleen Jamieson (Director of the Anneberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania Anneberg School for Communication), Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul, you would not be faulted for thinking that Paul and Kucinich had dropped out of the race for their respective parties' nominations.