Cable Wars Are Killing Objectivity

New York Times by David Carr | Apr. 20, 2009 (Opinion)

Apparently there is an ingredient in tea that causes hysteria when given to cable news anchors. How else to explain the coverage of the tax day tea parties on Wednesday, which was the day when we procrastinators finally mailed the check to the feds? Full Story »

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Apr. 21, 2009

You have to worry whether something that was intended to goose ratings and kick up debate could metastasize when it meets some of the baser urges of the fringe, among people who don’t come out to rallies but are sitting in a basement steeped in their own misanthropy.

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