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TwilightZone

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1. It's for entertainment purposes.

Reply to SouthernDem4ever (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 06:39 PM

Mar 2024

I'm not even being facetious. The interviewers are pretty sure they already know what they're going to get.

I know it's not straight news, but The Daily Show has been mining that particular vein for years.

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I don't understand the continuing need for the news to ask trump supporters about world/govt affairs [View all] SouthernDem4ever Mar 2024 OP

It's for entertainment purposes. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #1

Politainment. The new, serious news sideline. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #5

I think that's the point. the soundbites are more interesting than well thought out answers. Srkdqltr Mar 2024 #2

No reporter can resist the lure of the Red State safari. tanyev Mar 2024 #3

They're called "cletus safaris" PSPS Mar 2024 #4

The term for them in the biz is "cletus safaris" and they're the bread & butter of lazy/unqualified reporters. PSPS Mar 2024 #6

It's easier than journalism, and they don't get paid by the word . . . hatrack Mar 2024 #7

Same for asking Drumpf about "policy" things UTUSN Mar 2024 #8

Ratings.. what all their Bullshit is about. Cha Mar 2024 #9