The Exquisite Contrarian

Why would someone watch 14 hours of hurricane coverage?  That’s easy.  We love train wrecks and we gravitate towards anything that will heighten our emotions – particularly fear.  In other words, the ‘emotional hit’ we obviously lack in our routine day to day. It’s just a shame the media panders to our weakest feelings, like [...]

A new poll finds PBS among the most trusted institutions in America and the most trusted name in news. According to an annual poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media, 40% of Americans trust PBS’s; news and public affairs programs a “great deal.” Fox News was second at 29% and CNN was third [...]