Fair and Balanced: the Trivialization of American Journalism — Podcast January 5, 2015


Not What You Want to Know, but What You Need to Know? Not Any More: Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson look at the dismal state of current American media reporting. Consolidation of ownership, 24/7/365 news cycles, infotainment and the ratings wars, competitive cost-cutting, and the economic advantage of lies over the truth: is it any wonder that the American public has no idea what’s really going on in the world?

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