The LA Times reported that in the recent Republican debate on CNN, the first 35 minutes of it were devoted to a topic that is somewhat insignificant to the American public. CNN was supposed to cover questions submitted by voters via Youtube.com, but instead of picking random questions on the most significant issues (Iraq, the economy, healthcare) the first question was based on immigration; an issue where there is little margin of difference between policies. So the question is, why did this happen? According to the article, Lou Dobbs, a news personality, has centered his show on immigration. A whole debate by the Republican candidates on immigration means more publicity and attention for his show; which, interestingly enough, is in a battle for better ratings and is competing with FOX news and MSNBC.
the article
No comments:
Post a Comment