There are also openly partisan round tables that have a heated discussion on the week's events. The problem is that most of the time television news programs use small, confusing snippets as their quotes. This can put a spin on what the candidate is trying to say which may not be what was actually said. Television has determined political races. Many historians believe that if Richard Nixon had looked better on television, he would have beaten his opponent, John F. Kennedy.
Radio plays a smaller role than it used to.
There are still stations devoted to news and politics where listeners can pick up useful information. Many stations offer call-in programs where listeners can state their opinions in an open forum. These programs are not necessarily factual so listeners must be discerning about the facts they hear. The newest media, the Internet, was very interesting to examine. As it is the most up to date and late breaking in news, but not very in-depth and often opinionated.