Well....we've arrived at a point where decent four-star capable journalists....probably number less than a dozen across the entire spectrum.
If you gaze just at NPR, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, WaPo and NY Times....I'd say each has just one star journalist, and after that.....you have about 200 3-star guys/gals, then it drops like a rock.
Podcast folks? They seem to have two single things going for them....they know how to ask questions of guests, and their balance of vision/perception....is pretty much neutral.
I can sit and watch a 2-hour interview with the Trigonometry folks, Joe Rogan, or John Anderson (the Aussie podcaster), and it's actually a enjoyable experience. I can walk 45 minutes on a treadmill....getting the Lex Fridman show and not even notice the distance I walked.
CNN? They lack this journalistic style. Same for Fox. Same for NPR.
Where this is leading onto? I think while entering an election year....I suspect all of the networks are limited in drawing what would be a traditional audience, and be unable to help any candidate.
