Outside the Beltway

So You Want To Be A Media Pundit?

Doug Mataconis · Monday, March 14, 2011 · 2 comments

Watch this video, then watch the big bucks roll in:

POLITICAL QUICKIE: How To Be A Media Pundit from Xeth Feinberg on Vimeo.

FILED UNDER: Humor, US Politics

About Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

Chad S says:

Monday, 14 March 2011 at 11:41

It reminds me of the old South Park scene:
“Phase 1: Collect underpants”
“Phase 2: ????”
“Phase 3: Profit”
Stormy Dragon says:

Monday, 14 March 2011 at 23:33

I object to this video’s knocking of cynicism. Media pundits would far more effective if they were actually cynical. True cynics would be far better at pointing out the gaping chasm between reality and the way various parties are attempting to portray reality in the media.

But media pundits by and large aren’t cynical at all. Particularly when it comes to the people on “their side”, they’re some of the most gullible romantics ever, attributing everything done to the most honoable of motives and taking every utterance at face value.

They are, however, great at making snarky comments about their opponents, but that’s not cyncism. That’s just being an ass.