Vilsack said her political and journalistic careers have been linked throughout the years. Martin spoke from a purely journalistic standpoint. He said some politicians accuse journalists of telling a story incorrectly, but that politicians twist facts, too. It goes both ways. Cooney said he agreed with Martin that objectivity is a joke.
Television has to respond to what the viewers want.
He said the younger viewers are the ones who are determining what is on television. That's what makes it so good. He said journalists and politicians can't be on the same side of the fence because fairness and objectivity of both parties would fall by the wayside. Mack emphasized how important it is for the high school generation to get involved now by keeping up with the news and knowing about politics. You need to be consumers of the government and consumers of news in the same way you're consumers of everything else.