Andrew MacDougall: They aren’t gateways to serious news consumption; they’re pathways to polarization and misinformation. We can choose to stop watching.
In conversation with Katie Engelhart
Nobody wants a mellow host anymore, at least not on cable news
FIrst, let me say that there’s no shame in the occasional typo (otherwise I’d be shamed out of existence). Second, I think it’s a miracle that the people doing the captions for this debate on CBC Newsworld (the onscreen captions that said what the question was or provided tidbits about the candidates) didn’t just fall asleep or put up captions like “Senator McCain: Will you all please make it stop?” or “Obama: Have either of you noticed that half the audience is asleep?” or just flashing “You Suck, Brokaw!” in neon lettering.