Cable News Has A Big Problem


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Some other things I’ve read this week: Linda Marsa on a new frontier of inequality, Simon Parkin on mapping the galaxy, Elizabeth Spiers on a publisher challenging the culture, and Joseph Stiglitz on the myth of the past.

John Whitehouse
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This Is A Big Problem

GuestsPolls regularly show that Americans’ top issue is the economy. And yet when cable news shows discuss economic issues, two-thirds of the guests are men. http://mm4a.org/1n8AL6s
Related: Cable news economic guests are not experts either: only 3% of economic guests are actual economists: http://mm4a.org/1jlLUGo

Climate Denialists Party In Vegas

VEGASThis week was the big climate change denial conference put on by the Heartland Institute. We’ve put together the complete dossier of those attending, including their ties to the oil industry: http://mm4a.org/1m8xecX

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IngrahamThe xenophobic and nativist rhetoric of right-wing anti-immigrant protesters is straight from conservative media figures: http://mm4a.org/1xNcBGN

THEY JUST IGNORE IT

GregoryThe June jobs report showed that the economy was picking up, with almost 300,000 jobs created. So why did the Sunday shows ignore it? http://mm4a.org/1mBkDA1

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