Drew Westen: Media Often Fails to Distinguish Opinions from Facts

(We need to move past the simple dualistic politics used to dismiss any true analysis of important issues...)

Media Often Fails to Distinguish Opinions from Facts
by Drew Westen
NPR

Commentator Drew Westen studies the way that psychology and politics intersect, and he says the format of cable TV news — throwing out a topic to two representatives of opposite sides — capitalizes on a design flaw in the human brain.

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