> It's fair to say that Maddow has an opinion show, not a news show. With many of these shows is they are a bit of 'looks like a duck quacks like a duck'. By t

> It's fair to say that Maddow has an opinion show, not a news show. With many of these shows is they are a bit of 'looks like a duck quacks like a duck'. By that I mean the format and the presentation look as if they are not opinion but possibly fact and/or news. This can be manipulated by both the format, graphics, presentation of 'experts' and so on. CNN does this as well with some opinion shows, Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon, Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett. Many people will take them as authoritative typically because it's a professional presentation on a 'major' network. Most when I have spot watched do not even present an opposing or counter view a topic being discussed. And they often present a well credentialed person to support the pov they are taking.