The press is making the same mistakes as 2016 — and time is running out to fix the problem

Right-wing commentator and thorn in my side Erick Erickson coined a phrase a while back that I can’t help but admire. “You will be made to care.” I kick myself for not coming up with it first, because while he uses the phrase to talk about culture war issues, it is such a perfect way to describe the way media can influence voters’ priorities through coverage.

In March 2015, The New York Times reported on the existence of a private server that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton used during her...