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CNN treats politics like sports — and it’s making us all dumber

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CNN treats politics like sports — and it’s making us all dumber

A Vox Strikethrough video arguing that CNN models its political coverage on sports shows like First Take, pitting pundits against each other. It claims this favors drama over truth and degrades public understanding.

Cited as an example of how cable news turns politics into sports-style controversy, not recommended much as a watch.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2017–2017

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