The Corner

The Worst Thing about Piers Morgan’s Show

I can’t say what it was with authority, since I never watched the show for more than a few minutes. But assuming this description by David Weigel is accurate, it’s pretty damning.

[T]he host’s approach varies . . . depending on how much power his subject wields. If Morgan likes the subject, or is honored to have him on, he asks friendly questions and maybe gets a fresh on-air response to the controversy of the day.

When Morgan grabs another sort of guest—a weaker, freakier guest—he’s a wholly different interviewer. He pounces. He interrupts. He calls the subject “gutless” or “an idiot” if they can’t take his grilling. One of the (many!) problems here, as Zack Beauchamp wrote, is that Morgan’s righteous anger rises not when he’s failing to get a good answer, but when he’s being disrespected

 

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