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Do "Point/Counterpoint"-style shows still exist? I haven't watched cable news for a long time, but my understanding is that all the debate-style shows are gone
by jimt1234 4y ago
Do "Point/Counterpoint"-style shows still exist? I haven't watched cable news for a long time, but my understanding is that all the debate-style shows are gone because people don't really want the opposing view, people just want the echo chamber.
- maxerickson 4y agoAfter the famous Jon Stewart Crossfire takedown, CNN sprinkled paid analysts into all of their programming, where the qualification is generally that they are a partisan with some name recognition. They still did last I watched any of their programming.
- m348e912 4y agoYes the Stewart encounter marked the end of the left/right debate format on CNN. Crossfire soon ended and Tucker ventured out on his own. >I would love to see a show with him and Maddow. To the person who proposed a Maddow/Carlson "tell the same story from different perspectives" show -- that kind of thing doesn't work when both hosts lack a significant amount of intellectual honesty. It works a little better with Sagar and Crystal on Breaking Points because they are at least trying to be honest with themselves and their viewers. (I am not saying I always agree with them or they are always right)
- retrocryptid 4y agoMy biggest problem with Tucker and Maddow is that television shows criticizing the government make the 2nd most boring "entertainment" in existence. [Television shows praising the government are the most boring.]