Sayonara, Crossfire
We should all tremble before the power of Jon Stewart!
Crossfire is no more. Yes, finally, the show that set the tone for "analysis news" that has singlehandedly cheapend debate in the United States is set for expiration. It isn't clear when the cut-over date is, but the show will either disappear entirely or, according to Reuters, "be folded perhaps into 'Inside Politics' as a kinder, gentler discourse and much shorter."
The Reuters article is here:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=televisionNews&storyID=7262601
Crossfire is no more. Yes, finally, the show that set the tone for "analysis news" that has singlehandedly cheapend debate in the United States is set for expiration. It isn't clear when the cut-over date is, but the show will either disappear entirely or, according to Reuters, "be folded perhaps into 'Inside Politics' as a kinder, gentler discourse and much shorter."
The Reuters article is here:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=televisionNews&storyID=7262601
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