The News with Rick Sanchez - May 02, 2019 (19:00 ET)

How US media destroyed itself w/ Russiagate dud

Ratings for Fox News have flattened over the past year and CNN and MSNBC have seen their ratings plummet 26 percent and 14 percent, respectively. Rick Sanchez explains what establishment media missed in its near-exclusive emphasis on its years-long “Russiagate” narrative.

What is the state of journalism in America?

RT America’s John Huddy joins Rick Sanchez to report on the collapse of the FCC’s “Fairness Doctrine” and the concentration of news media in fewer and fewer hands. The result has been a decay of journalistic standards, politicization of the news, and the ascent of agenda-driven programming.

Chris Hedges: Why America’s smartest are being silenced

Chris Hedges, host of “On Contact” on RT America, joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the falling ratings on establishment networks. He argues that news consumers feel as though “the reality show is over” and that corporate media will have to find a “new trick” if they want viewers to reengage.  He points out that “salacious gossip” and “the chattering classes barking at each other” are not actual journalism.