Perhaps they were stuck in storm coverage, or devoting team coverage to the aftermath of the slain St. Petersburg officers, or featuring a local tie-in to the State of the Union speech.  Perhaps not the final option since the Education Revolution Tour in Tampa last night related perfectly to President Obama's State of the Union address.  Whatever the reason, the local media was a no show at a well attended and relevant event that featured national radio hosts and hundreds of concerned Tampa citizens.  To top it off, the event ended in time to broadcast the speech on the auditorium's large screen. 

The prerogative of the media to choose what is worthy of coverage continues; their condescending luxury of creating and not covering news also persists.  The tour coincided with National School Choice Week and was a decidely media friendly event (this media person gained access to the VIP reception; the same appetizing access that was available to any media member). 

We suppose that the decidedly conservative event that spurned Obama's past, present and future agendas was odious to Tampa's local media.  We suppose that means that our local media is not at all unbiased.