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Claire Berlinski @ClaireBerlinski
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So this is a well-known, much-lamented problem. Dramatic changes in the broadcast news market, cable, talk radio, and the advent of social media have fragmented and polarized the news industry. Partisans tend to get news *only* from sympathetic outlets.
We choose the outlets that reinforce our existing views. Social media exacerbates this trend, allowing Americans to expose themselves only to congenial and egosyntonic opinions. Thus we have no basic agreement about facts, let alone interpretation.
So, I'm wondering: Could prominent media outlets on both sides be convinced to invite the most influential journalists from the opposing side to televised, three-hour debates? Say, Fox v. NBC. WSJ v. NYT. Breitbart v. Mother Jones.
Debates, because running print editorials from the opposing side doesn't have the same effect. Comes across as a token concession. Can be read and shared while ignoring the rest of the publication. Three hours, so that it's more than a battle of soundbites.
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