So what can I watch on Network News

[LynneSin]

I'll be honest, I quit watching network news a long time ago, but I'd like to venture out there again especially with the election looming close upon us.

But I really don't have a clue who I can trust out there on TV. Most the opinions I have about politics are things I've read online (In general I trust what I read in the NYTimes or WashPost) or what I learn from folks here at DU.

So in a nutshell - what journalists and/or their nightly shows are worthy of this liberal viewer?

[GOPisEvil]

1. Anderson Cooper on CNN isn't horrible.

His show has a lot of fluff and filler though.

[LynneSin]

2. I don't want fluff and filter

:cry:

[GOPisEvil]

8. He does news, too.

But he covers lighter stuff as well.

[terrya]

4. That "Anderson Cooper 360" thing is just one big vanity project.

I'm still trying to figure out what exactly Anderson Cooper's appeal acutally is, though.

[k in IA]

3. Countdown with Keith Olberman on MSNBC at 8:00 pm

He is great.

When I am pissed because none of the other shows are bringing up the important, or funny, or ironic stuff happening in the world or politics - Olberman always does.

[Jim Sagle]

5. CBS nightly news is pretty good. Lou Dobbs on CNN (5 central) is great.

[underpants]

6. Of the ACTUAL networks I would suggest ABC

NBC (GE) carries W's water more than any other.

CBS-well I rarely watch it on Sundays. It is probably the most liberal but I have gotten used to ABC. I wouldn't start watching this week though Jennings is off and it is markedly more conservative when Elizabeth Vargas is the anchor.

[calico1]

7. News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS)

or CBS.