James Woolsey and Noam Chomsky debate how far the U.S. can go in its foreign policy. Yes, but it's difficult. I think it is hard to get balanced and thought-provoking information from television. One major exception is The Lehrer News Hour , which is a national treasure, and from time to time there are excellent in-depth looks at issues on Nightline or one of the news magazine shows, such as Sixty Minutes .
Radio is a little better.
Last night for example, NPR had a lengthy presentation by four experts on what's going on in Kosovo with call-ins afterward. Some NPR programs and some talk shows get into issues in depth. Following issues in the print media, or on-line, is essential in order to get behind the electronic media's sound bites. No, I do not. There were many distortions, though none as striking as this omission, in my view.