Thursday, September 20, 2007

Where's the Bumblebee Man and the Dancing Girls?

Speaking of cable, why is it that CNN en Espanol is so much better than CNN en ingles?

There was a time, and yes I'm old enough to remember, when CNN was the channel you watched for real news. Having lived without cable for about half a decade, I was surprised by just how ridiculous and angry it's become. The pundits shout and hawk their books, the news is all Paris Hilton and car crashes, and the morning anchor's legs get more air time than the actual news.

At the same time, CNN en Espanol is serious, produces in-depth stories, covers news from around the world and touches on important issues. Nothing like the news on Univision, with Walter Mercado's drag act, the dancing girls on the sports shows -- that's Spanish news. Right?

The folks in Atlanta need to learn some Spanish and start watching their canale hermana for some tips on how to do a news broadcast.

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