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Margaret Sullivan: Some stereotypes about the way heartland Americans view the media don’t quite hold up.

Journalism sometimes suffers from a hit-and-run approach to reporting, especially on matters of substance.

FILE - This Dec. 27, 2012 file photo shows the newsroom of the Orange County Register in Santa Ana, Calif. Tribune Publishing said Thursday, March 17, it placed the winning bid at an auction of the Southern California suburban newspapers owned by bankrupt Freedom Communications. The company said it agreed to pay $56 million for the business of Freedom, the Orange County Register and the Press-Enterprise. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)