A s I write, I’m about to speak for the second time in a week about the media. I almost turned down both invitations to speak at two very different conferences, because, despite working in the press, I don’t think much about the media. But early on in my life as an opinion journalist, I realized criticizing the mainstream media — “the liberal media” — could be something of an easy parlor game among conservatives. The media tends to be more secular and liberal than my own outlook. Why complain? Why not engage instead?
