Regardless of one’s personal political agenda or ideology, there is massive acknowledgement in all quarters of the news/talk radio and related communications media industries that the recent change at the top of the Democratic Party ticket is a good thing for business. Talk show hosts and producers across the nation report a surge in telephone activity as well as streaming metrics. News/talk television outlets FOX News Channel and Newsmax TV are boasting burgeoning numbers hitting new peaks with every unfolding development in the furiously spinning news cycle. TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison states, “We’ve all known – for better or worse – that politics is a great American ‘spectator sport’ and following the momentum swings between offense and defense in this reality show-type narrative is a compelling audience attractor the likes of which we haven’t seen in a long time.” Harrison adds, “Freedom of Speech and democracy are extremely untidy processes – but ultimately, this robust conversation and elevated dynamic in our extremely noisy world will prove to be good for the talk business as well as the nation. Let’s all try, however, to ride this wave responsibly – by not seeking victory at the expense of truth.”
