{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695d5c48154465cd6010f4b3/695d5c640c30a1408dc74f47?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Horse Race Journalism Is Good, Actually","description":"<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… are journalists killing democracy?</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2022/05/09/the-consequences-of-horse-race-reporting-rich-barlow\">Mainstream news outlets</a> are starting to move away from horse race election coverage and toward policy substance. Though it’s a slow change, it’s <a href=\"https://journalistsresource.org/politics-and-government/horse-race-reporting-election/\">heralded by much of the news industry</a> as a good one. But what if the horse race was never really the problem? </p><p><br></p><p>Journalist and writer <a href=\"https://substack.com/@chriscillizza\">Chris Cillizza</a> joins us to defend the horse race.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: <a href=\"mailto:hearmeout@slate.com\">hearmeout@slate.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie.</p><p><br></p><p><em>You can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus! Sign up now at </em><a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\"><em>slate.com/hearmeoutplus</em></a><em> for just $15 a month for your first three months.</em></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}