There is the ideal and reality of high quality news and journalism, and then there are many categories of news that undermine the quality of information available in print or online. Much has been said lately about ‘fake news’ – a popular but increasingly broad – overly broad – concept. But ‘fake news’ fails to … Continue reading Fake and More Categories of Bad News
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America’s Flawed Televised Primary Debates: Three Nonpartisan Explanations
CNBC was the object of heated criticism of the way in which their GOP primary debate was moderated. During and after the debate, moderators were ridiculed for asking 'gotcha' questions and not focusing on the issues. CNN presenters suggested that such criticism was unfair, since the CNN and Fox News orchestrated debates had asked similar … Continue reading America’s Flawed Televised Primary Debates: Three Nonpartisan Explanations