Where Are You Getting Your Information?

It's common sense really: If you want an opinion about an illness, you would ask a doctor right? Well, for an opinion about the economic recovery plan, who are television journalists asking?

If you guessed "economists", boy oh boy would you be wrong.

A Media Matters study of Sunday talk shows and 12 cable news programs from January 25 through February 8 found that few economists have been given time on television to talk about the economic recovery plan. During 139½ hours of programming in which the economic recovery legislation was discussed, economists made 25 guest appearances out of a total of 460 — only 5 percent.

It's not about education anymore with cable news. It's about entertainment and conflict. Where is the fun in getting economists to come on and explain things to people and give them a better understanding? Instead, get Republicans on to complain about STD programs and "pork" and get people all riled up. Go Liberal Media. Woo.