Media Coverage of State Legislatures: Negative, Neutral or Positive?

The article offers information on a study which addresses the question of how media covers state legislatures in the U.S., and its implications on the voting decisions and public trust. Topics discussed include motivation of individual legislators for re-election, ties of legislators with publisher, reporters and editors, and policy-related stories published in the newspaper. It also mentions government accountability in terms of ethics, lobbying, and election reform.