News doesn't connect the collective decision-making process to politicians' actions - it connects it to what the news tells us politicians are doing and why. Ef

News doesn't connect the collective decision-making process to politicians' actions - it connects it to what the news tells us politicians are doing and why. Effectively, it makes democracy less about rule by the people and more about rule by the press. That system is starting to break down in some countries and journalists are not happy about it.