Something New Is Happening In Cable News

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[Commentary] Channel surfers who stopped on MSNBC on July 11 in the 6 p.m. hour would have stumbled on something new in the world of cable news. In the July segment, every person on camera -- the host and the two guests -- was African-American.

That such a phenomenon is new, of course, is itself a broad indictment. But on MSNBC and occasionally CNN, black hosts and black guests have been discussing news that is targeted not just at the black community, but at all viewers.


Something New Is Happening In Cable News