WETA The Future Of News April 4, 2010
>> this program is brought to you by a grant from the ford foundation... >> non-stop news around the clock. more stations, more choices. add in news websites, social networking, and instant communication, and the news cycle is spinning faster than ever. >> i remember when it seemed like the news cycle began to turn over twice a day, and now it turns over twice an hour. >> nothing drives the news cycle and cable news ratings like big stories, but the ratings race has led to more opinion and more partisanship, too. is that a good thing? does the news landscape need to change? if so, wh...