Monday, June 13, 2005
Carlson Against Crossfire Like Programs?
In an article in USA Today Tucker Carlson commented on the cancellation of Crossfire. The article in the most part is about Carlson's new MSNBC program which debuts tonight. Anyway here's the part of the article where Crossfire is mentioned:
During the presidential campaign, Carlson had a widely publicized run-in on Crossfire with comedian Jon Stewart, who said partisan debates on such shows were "hurting America." In January, CNN chief Jon Klein canceled Crossfire, saying that he was tired of loud political talkfests and that noise had overtaken substance.
There's some truth to that, generally, in cable news, Carlson says. "There's nothing wrong with expressing passion, but at some point it can become like watching your parents argue. It's uncomfortable."
Carlson also says, "The tone of The Situation will be more along the conversational lines of his PBS talk show, Unfiltered, which ends its year-long run this month, and less along the shoutfest lines on Crossfire."
# posted by ATN @ 12:19 AM 
