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Wed 10 Oct 2009Current affairs as fairy tale seems to be Kenny's line
THERE ARE three things I need from television. I need the news, I need to escape the news and I need someone to explain what it all means. There’s no shortage of news or escapism but there’s a definite crisis in the supply of explanation. It’s a shame, because it was never needed so much.
Complicated times need complex analysis. Presenters and producers try to insure themselves against their own lack of knowledge by creating polarised panels hoping each side will dismantle the other’s spin. Instead we end up with an entirely predictable harangue between vested interests. The search for understanding, untainted by ideology or self-preservation, is getting harder.
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