Sunday news shows serve to muddle and confuse in the age of Information Inundation
As I do just about every Sunday, I sat and watched Meet the Press, Fox News with Chris Wallace, and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. As we all know, our economy is in shambles. Some say it is going to get worse, some say they see us starting to pull out as early as 2010. Regardless, not a single guest on any of the three shows was an economist.
If these shows are wanting to inform their viewers on the issues of the day, why do they continue to put on pundits over experts? At the very least, why not make an effort to balance out their shows with expert analysis? If there is anything people are sick of, liberal, conservative, or otherwise, it is the constant spin of the various pundits who clearly have an interest in what they can make the general public believe about their positions.
Media Matters for America recently analyzed stimulus coverage over 139 1/2 hours of cable news and Sunday news shows from January 25th to February 8. CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC did not have a single economist, and of the 460 total guest, only 25 were economist. “A mere 5 percent,” stated Media Matters.
In the era of Information Inundation, why can’t the news organizations serve to inform rather than to muddle and confuse?
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