The introduction to PEJ’s cable TV report: “The challenge for cable news is that it has now reached adulthood.” This introduction captures the state of cable news perfectly: “The question for cable news from now on may be how it defines news.” After all, “the content of cable news is measurably thinner, more opinionated, and less densely sourced than other forms of national news.” And: “In a sense, the cable channels need to decide what comes first, programming or journalism,” the report asserts…
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