This is what I’ve been on about for the past couple years… Nice to hear some simple common sense coming from our media for once. Rachel Maddow is doing a bang-up job standing in for Keith!
This discussion was in the context of discussing Jane Mayer’s new book "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals." This is a great example of how investigative journalism books are driving the media agenda in useful ways by giving a context in which to discuss seemingly taboo subjects.
Perhaps the media will finally start to catch on that talking about real issues is not just the right thing to do, but actually profitable: note that Mayer’s book hasn’t even been released and its sales rank is already #97!
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