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Under-information
Mar. 24th, 2010 01:46 pmIt bemuses me to see in the days after the House vote promos on the cable news stations proclaiming, "Health care passed. Now what?"
Basically, the commentators are trying to drum up increased viewership by touting that they will be discussing what exactly is in the bill-now-law. To me, this just further illustrates how badly the anchors did their job of informing the American people what exactly was in the bill to begin with. Instead, they (especially CNN) filled their broadcasts with the characterizations of the bill's contents, usually purported by political operatives. They allowed the agents of misinformation disseminate their false talking points, essentially colluding to confuse the layperson trying to get clear ideas so as to make informed analyses. Just sad.
Basically, the commentators are trying to drum up increased viewership by touting that they will be discussing what exactly is in the bill-now-law. To me, this just further illustrates how badly the anchors did their job of informing the American people what exactly was in the bill to begin with. Instead, they (especially CNN) filled their broadcasts with the characterizations of the bill's contents, usually purported by political operatives. They allowed the agents of misinformation disseminate their false talking points, essentially colluding to confuse the layperson trying to get clear ideas so as to make informed analyses. Just sad.