If you didn’t happen to see the article in yesterday’s NYT about “pundit school”, here’s a snippet:
He is being trained to carve his conservative philosophy into bite-size nuggets — preferably ones that end with a zinger — and to avoid questions he doesn’t like. He is discovering the right way to attack opponents (with a smile) and to steer a conversation in his direction (by interrupting).
TV news has become a shell of its former self.