Bernie Sanders plays the role of media critic as well as candidate

When addressing audiences, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) regularly includes the “corporate media” in a list of what’s ailing American politics these days, right alongside the outsize influence of the “billionaire class,” corporate greed and super PACs.

He did so again Monday, at a rally here attended by about 750 people, complaining that the media is too eager to turn presidential politics into a soap opera or a sporting event rather than... read more.