What if all news outlets cut away from politicians and officials who were lying or making wild, completely unsubstantiated claims, & then instantly contextualised them, rather than letting the lies keep running unchallenged?
https://twitter.com/LisPower1/status/1325917802457391107
Currently, there's far too much, "let them speak and then debate in studio later":
Official: "The moon is made of cheese."
Studio: "Welcome back. Let's discuss this big cheese announcement by the government…"
Guest 1: "The moon is made of cheese."
Guest 2: "No, it isn't."
Official: "The moon is made of cheese."
Studio: "Welcome back. Let's discuss this big cheese announcement by the government…"
Guest 1: "The moon is made of cheese."
Guest 2: "No, it isn't."
That doesn't really provide any service to the voting public. It's simply service to the government.
And if interrupting politicians who are lying is "showing bias", then fine - journalists should be biased against lies. I have no problem with that.
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