Millions of Americans get their news from the cable networks CNN, MSNBC or Fox News. Yet two of those - Fox News and MSNBC - have gained notoriety not for their news coverage but for their prime-time opinion programming featuring such voluble hosts as Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann.
Critics say these shows shed more heat than light, and contribute little to their viewers' understanding of important issues. But opinion and controversy sells: Ratings for these opinionated shows have shot through the roof.
So what are the ethical implications of putting opinion before facts? We tackle that question here.
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