Media and politics : Daniel Schorr / produced by David Barsamian.

Daniel Schorr, National Public Radio’s senior news analyst, talks about how the media shapes and influences American politics. He argues that politicians are so eager to get on the news that they have reduced their statements to short “sound bites.” The entertainment value in politics is becoming the center of coverage, not the reporting of news. He traces the changing role of the media over the last 50 years.|MEDIA AND POLITICS : DANIEL SCHORR / produced by David Barsamian. – Schorr, National Public Radio’s senior news analyst, talks about how the media shapes and influences American politics. He argues the politicians are so eager to get on the news that they have reduced their statements to short “sound bites.” The entertainment value in politics is becoming the center of coverage, not the reporting of news. He traces the changing role of the media over the last 50 years. – RECORDED: 1988.