Washington Journal Spans to the RightBigMedia.org – Rocky Mountain Media Watch
by Jason Salzman
C-Span’s daily TV talk show, Washington Journal, is a valuable alternative to the pathetically perky, celebrity-studded network morning “news” shows. And it’s a welcome rest stop from the morning fare of hype and drama on commercial cable outlets, like Fox and CNN.
Still, Washington Journal could benefit from a more diverse pool of guests. The show’s guests are primarily Washington insiders (mainstream journalists and government officials), while outsiders (e.g., advocacy organizations and academics) are under-represented.
Guests from conservative think tanks outnumber guests from progressive ones by a margin of over three to one (48 percent from conservative think tanks versus 13 percent from progressive think tanks).
At a minimum, representation from the widely known right-wing think tanks—like the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation—should be matched by representation from progressive think tanks, like the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Institute for Policy Studies.
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If you would like to write C-Span's Washington Journal and let them know that you want more balance in the views that are represented on their program, send an E-mail to: journal@c-span.org
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