the same token, the "constant drumbeat of TV news" hampered Carter administration attempts to win the release of the American dip- lomats held hostage in Iran through "quiet diplomacy."
Two-thirds of all Americans report that TV news is their chief source of information, adds Cutler. That means that whatever is on the tube is also on the minds of White House policy-makers, distracting their attention from problems that are often more important. Cutler is not optimistic about...