Was reading the Atlantic's Obama interview, and I read how Obama believes that we're missing a "common baseline of fact" like a Walter Cronkite or someone that everyone agrees will give the American people an honest observation of current events.
I agree with him that having someone talking to us every night that has widespread appeal but is also a pillar of integrity is truly necessary for those of us that lack the ability to form our own opinions. I just don't know if we can ever have someone like that in modern times with all of the noise we deal with each day, thanks to social media and an overabundance of extremely loud media personalities with close to zero integrity. Or, finding someone that doesn't work at the behest of a multinational conglomerate, or that will not let someone else dictate what needs to be said or ignored.
But, say that this is actually possible (I truly hope that it is!) in our currently hyper-partisan environment. Who would that person be, and how do we signal boost them for the good of the country? Does this person currently exist?
I agree with him that having someone talking to us every night that has widespread appeal but is also a pillar of integrity is truly necessary for those of us that lack the ability to form our own opinions. I just don't know if we can ever have someone like that in modern times with all of the noise we deal with each day, thanks to social media and an overabundance of extremely loud media personalities with close to zero integrity. Or, finding someone that doesn't work at the behest of a multinational conglomerate, or that will not let someone else dictate what needs to be said or ignored.
But, say that this is actually possible (I truly hope that it is!) in our currently hyper-partisan environment. Who would that person be, and how do we signal boost them for the good of the country? Does this person currently exist?
