With the holidays past us, we can start getting back into the regular grind of things, and the new year is starting off already in fourth gear. Big stories erupted and overlapped this week and the press was expectantly hysterical in the coverage.

Wildfires, D.C. machinations, and a jarring decision by Facebook had the press spinning in circles and resorting to the very type of skewed coverage that has been driving people away. It has been a sign that the coming year may not yield the needed significant changes from the press. More of the same means more content for this column, so let’s get to it in this new year.