What do you think was the most over-reported story of 2015? Jim Geraghty believes it was
any time another Republican candidate -- or Democratic candidate, for that matter, is asked what they think of Donald Trump. I’m not arguing that Trump isn’t newsworthy; I’m arguing that Trump got this two-level media domination for much of the year -- first, some of the cable networks would just cover his speeches live, a level of coverage they gave no other Republican. Then when another Republican finally got a chance to be interviewed, they were often asked to respond to Trump’s latest statement. They weren’t asked about their own ideas or agenda; it was entirely setting them up as Trump critics.
This happened to a certain extent with the Democrats, too. On one of the Sunday shows in December, Stephanopoulos is interviewing Bernie Sanders, the first question was, “What do you think about what Trump just said?”
Honorable mention: Caitlyn Jenner.
Greg’s pick: Cecil the lion.
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