http://chicagoweekly.net/2009/10/01/whats-the-matter-with-cable-news-the-medias-incivility-reaches-a-fever-pitch/ All Sides of the South Side Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:49:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://chicagoweekly.net/2009/10/01/whats-the-matter-with-cable-news-the-medias-incivility-reaches-a-fever-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-16561 Jennifer Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:53:00 +0000 http://chicagoweekly.net/?p=1651#comment-16561 Good article. The lack of curiosity -- or even an attempt by the host to have an honest, enlightening conversation has turned me off most of these programs. As President Obama said in the NBC special months ago, he just doesn't feel like he learns anything from those programs. That's the point of productive civil discourse -- to learn from one another. Egos are getting in the way. But again, nice article. Another good one in The Atlantic also: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910/media Good article. The lack of curiosity — or even an attempt by the host to have an honest, enlightening conversation has turned me off most of these programs. As President Obama said in the NBC special months ago, he just doesn’t feel like he learns anything from those programs. That’s the point of productive civil discourse — to learn from one another. Egos are getting in the way. But again, nice article. Another good one in The Atlantic also: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910/media

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