Thursday, November 29, 2007

CNN, YouTube, and the Questions   [Byron York]

I'm going to be traveling for the rest of the day and won't be able to follow it, but if the reports of Edwards supporters, Obama supporters, and union activists, along with Gen. Kerr, asking questions last night are accurate, then the YouTube debate might well shape up as something between a fiasco and a disgrace for CNN.  Democrats would not even appear for a debate on Fox News, where they would have been questioned by experienced and respected journalists like Brit Hume and Chris Wallace.  But Republicans went ahead with the CNN/YouTube show, where they were questioned by…well, some questionable characters.  I've never thought politicians should boycott any network, and I don't think Republicans should freeze out CNN even now, but would any GOP candidate take part in a debate involving YouTube, Google, or Anderson Cooper again?

11/29 10:53 AMShare