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		lucio on Nov 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Live Presidential Forecast Their function is to entertain, information is an afterthought. It is not a managerial decision, all TV is directed by ratings, "entertainment" is what people want, so "entertainment" is what they give to them.

the_duke on Nov 9, 2016 [–]

NBC news has reasonable coverage.

Even Fox does it better. (As unbelievable as that is...)

There's a reason I picked on CNN specifically.

walrus01 on Nov 9, 2016 | [–]

Watch the CBC News live stream with Peter Mansbridge, it's quite calm, rational and hype free.

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