Shaw on Media

Re “Two Impulses Drive the Media: Prurience and Self-Preservation,” Commentary, Feb. 18: Accepting for a moment David Shaw’s contention that the Monica/Bill affair is about sex and not about “(alleged) perjury, (alleged) subornation of perjury and (alleged) obstruction of justice,” why lie about it? The American people do not care. Hillary doesn’t care. So why lie?

TERRENCE BEASOR

Santa Monica

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Shaw hit the nail on the head in his commentary about the media’s infatuation with the Monica Lewinsky story. Like “Seinfeld,” it’s a show about nothing.

JERRY CHANEY

Long Beach