I am not familiar with the political leanings of any of the big cable news networks, because I don't watch any of them. However, if there were more interviews like this one, I might consider taking it up again.
Take this for what it's worth, but I get the feeling sometimes that everyone wants their news anchor of choice to be like Walter Cronkite, someone (maybe) smarter than you who you can trust and sort of rally behind (and maybe I have Walter pinned wrong, since I wasn't actually alive yet when he was on the Evening News).
I never understood this. Maybe because TV news has changed so much since then. I'd rather watch a real debate where noone wins than watch some news anchors pretend like they're not influenced by corporate sponsors. Maybe that works for a lot of people, but it makes me feel like they think everyone is stupid. I don't like that, so I don't watch.
I don't know Michael Moore personally, nor have I ever felt the need to see one of his movies. But at least he seems interested in the idea that not everyone is stupid. Even so, no news anchor or independant filmmaker or politician or anyone is going to do all the work for us.... to think so is naieve. Once people realize that the real work needs to be done on our side of the screen, then change will happen.
I mean, the media is only as useful or useless as we make it, right? That's why audio engineers exist. So how do you make sure the right mind "engineers" the news media? Debate and argument for all to see is the only way I can think of.....
but what do I know?
Jessica