Hear Me Out: Horse Race Journalism Is Good, Actually
b'On today\\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out\\u2026 are journalists killing democracy?\\n\\nMainstream news outlets are starting to move away from horse race election coverage and toward policy substance. Though it\\u2019s a slow change, it\\u2019s heralded by much of the news industry as a good one. But what if the horse race was never really the problem?\\xa0\\n\\nJournalist and writer Chris Cillizza joins us to defend the horse race.\\n\\n\\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\\n\\nPodcast production by Maura Currie.\\n\\nYou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus! Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month\\xa0for your first three months.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'