Dan Gillmor on Nostr: If you care about voters being genuinely informed on key issues, the absolute worst ...
If you care about voters being genuinely informed on key issues, the absolute worst thing about presidential so-called debates is live audiences filled with partisans.
But for media corporations, it's all about money -- and they love these events because they generate ratings.
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