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David Horsey – Seattle Times
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"Is it far-fetched to wish that there might be more actual reporting on the news channels and more professional journalists giving dispassionate analysis? Apparently so."
-- Dave Horsey, Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/mcdaniel-was-a-step-to-far-in-the-news-gabfest/
Horsey articulates what I have been advocating for years -- we need more broadcast journalists and fewer talking heads (pundits).
I'd be delighted if CNN returned to its mission statement when it launched in June 1980 : Give us 30 minutes and we'll give you the world.
Is it far-fetched to wish that there might be more actual reporting on the news channels and more professional journalists giving dispassionate analysis? Apparently so.
-- Dave Horsey
Stop watching TV.