Describe how the media's coverage of the Trump-Russia matter could be seen as a failure of democracy and the media's role in providing useful information.
Excellent opinion piece.  Regarding the Russia thing we are watching media feeding frenzy.  Imagine having a media job and having to come up with money making stories every day.  It must be very wearing and stressful.  So it is no surprise that when the opportunity arises to relieve the pressure, the media players take it.  No more thinking or stressing.  Just regurgitate another story about Trump and the Russians.  As long as most of them do it, the readers buy it and validate the practice.  With the Trump-Russia matter we are literally seeing the failure of democracy.  The failure of the media role to provide useful information.  The story is without evidential basis yet it will not go away.  Eventually, the story becomes reality especially when it serves the needs of the democrats who are sore losers.