Keith Olbermann Suspended Indefinitely After Political Contributions

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Originally Posted by dreadgeek

I remember the very end of Cronkite's tenure with CBS. I still remember Frank Reynolds at ABC, when Max Robinson looked like he was going to be the first black anchor of a major American nightly news broadcast and when missing 60 Minutes meant you missed the most important hour of news for the week. I miss that media environment. It wasn't perfect. It did manage to be informative and it seemed to delight in NOT toadying up to power overly much.

Cheers
Aj

Cheers
Aj

Oh, I hear you! No, it wasn't perfect, but it had integrity. There is no real news casting left. It all seems to be talking points, yelling and not many facts being presented.

Even when I watch Rachael, Ed, Chris, and yes, Keith I usually only do for about 10 minutes. Not good for my BP or keeping balance in the steady-state that I need in order to think things through. Of course, MSNBC programs align more with my personal politics, but there are times I just see and hear Limbaugh, Beck, and O'Reilly styles of show-personship and it turns me off.

I miss the media environment you speak of, too. Then, again, I miss newspapers and the old-time FM radio format.