TV Puts an Odd Lens on Politics - New York Times

since political coverage has migrated to the cable networks, the tenor and texture of campaign reporting are changing as well — there have been leaps in presentation and diversity, but it more closely resembles a political caucus than straight news coverage. Stentorian anchors taking feeds from veteran reporters who had been traveling with the campaigns have been replaced by flashy sets stuffed to the brim with gadgets and experts, mainly party hacks and ex-insiders who have had their access revoked.