The media ignores the important stories

I don't understand why the media obsesses over some stories and neglects others. I suspect their priorities are directly tied to why their audience is continually turning away from traditional media outlets like tv news and newspapers and increasingly relying on blogs/alternative sources.

People want to be informed and they want analysis that's fair and comprehensive. If information is permeated by a bias, they'll stop paying attention to that media if they can find unbiases information elsewhere. If a media that provides analysis isn't comprehensive, they'll find an alternative media.

The major stories for the networks right now should be:
1. Iran.
a. how many political prisoners are there, how are they being treated, and is Iran breaking its own laws in how they have been arrested/held/treated?
b. how aware are the Iranians of the recently revealed nuclear facility? How would they feel about it being bombed by either Israel or the US? Do they think their country should be pursuing nuclear power and even nuclear armaments?
c. Since the Obama administration has been aware of this secret facility for over a year, did that in any way impact their hopes for any kind of useful dialog? To what lengths is it willing to go to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons? Does it believe that Iran would use nuclear weapons on Israel, or is the Iranian president's threats to use them simply hyperbolic rhetoric?
d. How likely is an overthrow of the mullah regime? Are there non-military ways to encourage a change of rulership? Are the protests ongoing/diminshing/increasing?
e. How would a change of rulership in Iran impact what's going on in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan?
2. Honduras
a. Is it a military coup or not?
b. Was the referendum that the deposed president had printed in Venezuela legal or not?
c. What do we want to accomplish there?
d. What percent of Hondurans want the previous president restored to power?
e. Are foreigners involved in the dispute?
f. If the actions of Honduras don't go against strategic interests of the US, and don't abrogate the freedom of Hondurans, then why are we exerting so much pressure on them?
g. Are other countries exerting unnecessary pressure on Honduras? Perhaps we should address those countries.
3. Russia/Georgia
a. What's going on there? It flared up and then disappeared from the news.
b. What would it take to resolve the situation so Georgia can be free of foreign troops on its land?
c. Is Russia's involvement simply a way to increase its profile on the international stage, or do they have legitimate reasons for being there?
d. What is the UN's stance on these occurrences?
4. Afghanistan
a. President Obama campaigned on Iraq as being a distration from Afghanistan. Several months ago he pledged to make Af/Pak a priority. What is his plan? Why has it taken so long?
b. Leading democrats told President Bush to listen to his generals - now General McChrystal says he needs more troops. Do those same democrats feel Obama should listen to his general?
c. Why has Afghanistan progressed so little in 8 years?
d. What are the ramifications of a withdrawal on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq?
e. What are the ramifications of a 'surge' in Afghanistan on those same countries?
f. How would an Afghan surge differ from the Iraq surge?
5. Free speech
a. What limits to free speech does the US support? The US came to an agreement with Egypt(!) about those limits
b. Love him or hate him - is Michael Savage really as dangerous as the terrorists on the 'Do not allow entry' list for the UK? The email showing that this was done to show that their list isn't meant to be anti-islamic is a farce. The fact that the media aren't covering this and going to bat for free speech, whether they agree with that speech or not, is troubling.
c. Speech codes on campuses - are we training our students that disagreements and being offensive is wrong, and that agreement and consensus are good? Are we discouraging students from making up their own minds because we're afraid of conflict - even verbal conflict? How can students learn to deal with opposing viewpoints if they're never exposed to them?