Cable News Is Bad for America
With Friends Like These
English - October 30, 2020 07:01 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 6.3K ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics politics entrepreneurship health interview news business culture comedy leadership entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week, a deep dive into how political enthusiasts’ default background noise is ruining our country. First, we hear from a former MSNBC producer who left the network after feeling like she was part of the problem. Then media critic Jay Rosen warns us about how the habits formed in covering Trump might warp coverage of whatever administration comes next. Lastly, CJR columnist Maria Bustillos helps us ponder why it is journalists who start out meaning well wind up making things worse.