Should the Media change the way Politics is presented?

I probably watch too many shows about politics, however, one of the things that really annoys me is not the politicians themselves, it is the presenters / interviewers.  They basically dictate the programme, and, in my opinion seem to dwell on absolutely irrelevant questions.

At the moment I am watching the Daily Politics, and, have just witnessed a debate about the balance of power between the parties after the election.  Surely anyone with an ounce of common sense will know that should one party not obtain overall control then they will potentially do a deal with another party.  Until after the election then they are not going to know how it will pan out, and, yet Jo Coburn seems obsessed to try and cover every minute detail of what may happen.  This is just an absolute waste of time.  She is wasting not only her own life, but mine, and, all the viewers as well. 

The other issue I have is that the presenters also seem to think that every question has a black and white answer, when the general public know full well that this is not usually the case.  If a politician tries to give a coherent answer they are then usually cut up by the presenter, who states the public are not interested in hearing anything other than the answer to their question.  Many a time I have been listening to an answer and being interested in it, just to have it cut short by the presenter, usually stating “Yes we know all that, but what is the answer to the question?”  When in fact the presenter may know the answer, but other people do not.  I have to say Andrew Neil is one of the worst culprits of this, and, unfortunately his style seems to have rubbed off on all other presenters, and, interviewers, who think this is the norm.

I’m just wondering is it the politicians who are putting people off politics, or is it actually the media?  Perhaps they need a radical change to the way politics is presented.  Maybe more facts, and, a lot less speculation and rumour.