Media reports are a poor approximation of reality because of the lack of good sources.
1	Media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	2:compound	_
2	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	6:nsubj	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	6:cop	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	6:det	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	6:amod	_
6	approximation	approximation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	0:root	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	8:case	_
8	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	6:nmod:of	_
9	because	because	ADP	IN	_	12	case	12:case	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	9:fixed	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	12:det	_
12	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	6:obl:because_of	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	15:case	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	15:amod	_
15	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	12:nmod:of	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	6:punct	_
