Can we stop with the "more media attention than" discussions?

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Since long before the last Presidential Primaries, a great deal of political posts here on MyLot have focused on one side or the other complaining about media attention for a given issue. Can't we clear this up right here: First, we don't all watch the same media outlets and none of us see everything. Second, we approach the issues with our already biased minds leaving each of us to feel what is most important to us is not being treated well enough. The idea that one story is getting undue attention is subjective and needlessly divisive. It is also tactically illogical to draw any attention to an issue that you believe should be receiving less attention! Can we, for the sake of my sanity, agree to phrase these media fears a little differently? Or get all your friends together to monitor every news media to record minutes (for tv/radio) and words (for print media) and compare length of stories each day, length versus number of days since the story broke, length versus similar stories on different channels (outlets), etc. Then, after all that, I can tell you why those numbers will be meaningless as well! Somebody save me.