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the crossfire style of reporting

NPR : Media Often Fails to Distinguish Opinions from Facts

Commentator Drew Westen studies the way that psychology and politics intersect, and he says the format of cable TV news -- throwing out a topic to two representatives of opposite sides -- capitalizes on a design flaw in the human brain. People believe what they want to believe, no matter what the facts are.

posted by Chloe | Thursday 25 November 2004 10:42 PM

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