November 01, 2004
11/1 -Too Many Blowhards: It's true, and I'm guilty
In a talk at the Kennedy School of Government, David Westin, president of ABC News complained of our society getting overrun by editorializing at the expense of real news. It's true. And I'm guilty with this blog. The problem is its just more fun to editorialize, which is why blogs have become so popular. And yet, these days, I find that the only news talk show that I can stand to watch is Meet the Press with Tim Russert because it consists mostly of him quietly, objectively reading quotes to the guests and having them respond. Much better than the "You shut up, no you shut up!" shows that Jon Stewart was talking about when he carved circles on Crossfire.
David Westin says we write too many editorials. He should write an
editorial about that.