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On the political right then? >> i hope not. i think that facebook says they are taking steps to change that. but, again, i will believe it when i see it. they have done this before. if you remember just a couple years back they had a big summit at facebook. they invited a lot of conservative thought leaders in to discuss the problem. and nothing changed. in fact, it got worse. so, i'm not holding my breath for any changes. brian: i also understand that facebook is going to be ranking news on its accuracy. really? that's interesting. who are they to decide what's accurate or not on a news basis...

But spending so much money to spend so many people including high-profile people to basically comment on a predictable parade while we ignore the arab spring and other important stories is a mistake. >> well, at a time when newsrooms everywhere are cutting back and tightening their belts. i mentioned at the top of the program, matt, that nbc's brian williams had flown to london and then left london almost immediately because more than 300 people were killed in these tornadoes that swept across the south. was that the right decision on a news basis even though, you know, other correspondents fo...