Of course CNN invited Corey Lewandowski on the air

How cable news became about show business, not journalism

Corey Lewandowski in DC
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It's no surprise that CNN was one of the first stops Corey Lewandowski made after a contempt-filled appearance Tuesday before Congress. Lewandowski, President Trump's former campaign manager, is evidently a showman; CNN likes to put on a show. The pairing — right after Lewandowski more or less conceded that he lies to the press — was inevitable.

You would think that Lewandowski's too-cute half-admission before Congress — "I have no obligation to be honest with the media" — would earn him a ban from CNN's airwaves. After all, CNN is supposedly in the news business, an industry focused on eliciting the truth and delivering it to viewers. Why put Lewandowski on your airwaves if you know his goal is probably to deceive your viewers?

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who has spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic, The Kansas City Star and Heatmap News. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.