Punditry
“What transpires during the paid [pundit]
contributor segments isn’t journalism. It isn’t politics. And it’s rarely even
entertaining. I’d call it the worst sort of tasteless soy filler, only that
would be an insult to soy, which is nutritious.”
—Jack Shafer, pundit and commentator, “CNN Dumped Donna Brazile. It Should Keep Going,” Politico, Oct. 31, 2016
• Editorial Comment: Soy, anyone?
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