Sen. Coburn: Reading Newspapers and Watching TV 101

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) says he believes people need to be discerning when it comes to the media.

At a town hall meeting in Claremore, Okla. last week (filmed and re-aired on C-SPAN this weekend), he instructed his audience to read newspapers and watch cable news with care.

“All I want is a balanced form of news,” he said. “Fox isn’t right all the time, neither is Bill O’Reilly. But neither is the other side. I read The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in