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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Healthcare, TV News and Republican Politics

    The lack of real news on TV News programs in LA has "alarmed' one federal regulator.  How well is the public being served? Also, was there a winner in last night's debate between Republicans who want to be Governor? On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the US has the world's most expensive system of healthcare.  Is it also the best? Would proposed reforms make sure the country gets what it's paying for?

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 17, 2010 • 53m Listen

    A half-hour of television news contains less than three minutes of actual news. That's according to USC's latest report on eight LA stations. One Federal Communications Commissioner says, "I'm flat out alarmed." Also, assessments of last night's debate between Republicans who want to be Governor. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the US has the world's most expensive system of healthcare. Is it also the best? Would proposed reforms being debated on Capitol Hill make sure the country gets what it's paying for?

    Banner image: Taken from a CBS News video, November 7, 2005

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      The Debate on Healthcare Goes Down to the Wire

      The human rights group Amnesty International has published a study on the maternal healthcare crisis in the United States. " Deadly Delivery " concludes that a system often called "the best in the world" is violating the rights of American women.

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      28 min
    2. 28:11

      Local Television News Isn't Local, Isn't News

      Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps says he's " flat out alarmed " by a study of local television news by the Norman Lear Center at USC's Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism. It's titled, "Local TV News in the Los Angeles Media Market: Are Stations Serving the Public Interest."

      Read the story
      14 min
    3. 42:19

      Whitman, Poizner Face Off for the First Time

      In Costa Mesa last night, two Republican candidates for Governor held their first recorded debate. The Los Angeles Times reports that Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman " skipped lightly " over the state's financial mess.

      Read the story
      11 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

      News

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:0028 min

      The Debate on Healthcare Goes Down to the Wire

    2. 28:1114 min

      Local Television News Isn't Local, Isn't News

    3. 42:1911 min

      Whitman, Poizner Face Off for the First Time

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