By: EM

RE conflict of interest at NBC: NBC has been letting Seth Meyers hit Trump pretty hard on his Late Night show, so if Lauer and the NBC news division is softballing it, well... that says something about the sickening reversal of news and entertainment in today's world. I think the journalism went out of most "news" shows a long time ago, unfortunately. I would not be surprised at all if the network dictates that advertiser happiness and ratings come ahead of the public interest. I remember when Presidential Debates were hosted by the League of Women Voters. They were less of a circus back then, though never exactly what you'd hope for in an ideal world. Still, they were a non-profit organization, with a history of local chapters doing research in order to understand issues, and were in it for the public interest, not advertiser enrichment or ratings glory. Until people actually demand information and start voting on true public interest instead of taking slogan-bait, though, I see little hope for the media to do a better job.