Does 'Clearly, the press has done a lousy job with its focus on behavior such as infidelity or drug use that most people don't care about.' stand independently of the premise 'The press has done a great job of covering hot-button issues people want to learn about.', neither following nor contradicting it?
Clearly, the press has done a lousy job with its focus on behavior such as infidelity or drug use that most people don't care about.###The press has done a great job of covering hot-button issues people want to learn about.