Belangrijk nieuws in Amerika was onlangs het verwijderen van de ervaren televisiejournalist Aaron Brown en diens ‘NewsNight’ avondvullende programma op CNN ten gunste van de jonger ogende Anderson Cooper. In een toespraak, op dinsdag 24 januari te Palm Beach (Calif.), stelt Brown de veranderingen in het nieuwslandschap vast. Voor DNR interessante quotes:

“Truth no longer matters in the context of politics and, sadly, in the context of cable news”

“Television is the most perfect democracy, [...] You sit there with your remote control and vote.”

E-mail and talk radio appear to have given people the license to say anything, regardless of how cruel or false it may be

en vooral de laatste paragraaf:

Journalists have fallen short in presenting important news in ways that allow viewers to see how it matters in their lives. But viewers must take up the battle as well, he said. “It’s not enough to say you want serious news. You have to watch it. It isn’t enough to say you want serious debate. You have to engage in it.”