This presidential election has scrutinized the media more than ever before, the plight of the debate moderator, we hear from a Cubs fan and a Dodgers fan.
People tend to like the media until they report something that they don't agree with
The presidential candidates debate for the last time tonight in Las Vegas.
Moderating the event will be Chris Wallace. It's the first time that a Fox News anchor will moderate a presidential debate in the network's twenty year history.
The debate comes at a time when many media outlets face a tremendous amount of scrutiny. There are concerns about bias, and that is fueling the public's ire.
One might wonder if the traditional rules about the press no longer apply.
For a look at the role of the press in the presidential race, Take Two spoke to Al Tompkins, senior broadcast faculty at The Poynter Institute.
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How to strike just the right balance as a debate moderator
Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, will be moderating tonight's presidential debate.
If the previous two debates are any indication, Wallace's job this evening will not be an easy one.
The public harshly rebuked Lester Holt, who moderated the first debate, for not getting involved enough. Then critics lashed out at both Martha Raddatz and Anderson Cooper for interjecting too often in round two.
It's hard out there for a moderator.
, Sacramento bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times and moderator for the 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial debates here in California, joined Take Two for a conversation about the role of the debate moderator.
To hear the full interview, click the blue player above.
Sports roundup: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, NFL ratings slide, Rams rebuild
How much should Dodgers manager Dave Roberts get credit for his team's post-season success? NFL ratings continue to slide. And, are Rams settling into the right win-loss record for a team that's still under construction?
We're joined by Andy and Brian Kamanetzky.
Cubs, Dodgers fans face off as teams seek to make history
The showdown continues tonight in the Dodgers vs. Cubs series, following a 6-0 victory for L.A. which put them up 2-1 in the series last night.
What's at stake is a spot in the World Series and, just maybe, a chance to make history.
Liz Dwyer lives in L.A. but is originally from Chicago and is hoping for a Cubs comeback. And superfan Mike Nielsen has rooted for the boys in blue since he first went to Dodger stadium at the age of 6.
Sue Carpenter and her car-free existence - Walking in LA
During my car-free October, I've discovered taking public transit has an unanticipated health benefit. It’s almost like a gym membership — without the monthly fee, the time commitment or the special trip it takes to get there.
That's because I'm walking about twice as much as I did before hiding my own car keys -- between four and fives miles each day, much of it to and from and between buses and trains.
Turns out I’m like most transit riders in L.A.
"About 80% of our customers walk to one of our stations," said Laura Cornejo, Metro’s deputy executive officer of active transportation. "We are a bus and rail operation agency and now bike share, but really everyone starts their trip by foot and so that’s something that is really important for us when we initiate all of our planning efforts.”
Efforts like the L.A. County Traffic Improvement Plan, or Measure M.
Right now, about half of L.A. County residents live within three miles of a bus or rail station. Once Measure M’s projects are complete, the goal is that almost everyone will be within three miles of public transit.
But how to travel those three miles. Even Metro admits "a comfortable walking distance is less than a mile, typically a quarter to a half mile," Cornejo said.
That’s why walkability has become such a buzz word in urban and transportation planning circles.
"We define walkable as a place where you can get a lot of stuff done on foot, like groceries, maybe work, school, the hardware store, the pub. Just everyday stuff," said Eric Scharnhost, a livability analyst with Walk Score — an entity owned by the real estate brokerage Redfin that rates addresses based on their walkability.
Walkability is determined in part by block size. Short blocks, with lots of intersections that slow traffic and make an area safer for pedestrians, are more walkable than long blocks.
This Walk Score — with 100 being the most walkable — is more and more coveted. According to Scharnhorst, "Overwhelmingly coast to coast we saw in this brand new survey that recent home buyers wish they had traded square footage for proximity."
Why chocolate milk could cut food waste in LA schools
Flavored milk is making a coming back, after the Los Angeles Unified School District loosened a ban on chocolate and strawberry milk.
The 6-1 vote on Tuesday night marked a shift in a 2011 district-wide ban on sugary, flavored milk. The decision was made in response to the large quantities of plain milk being dumped into landfill because students refuse to drink it.
Before flavored milk returns across LAUSD, a pilot program will examine the effects of reintroducing the drink among a small sample group made up of schools that volunteer to participate.
What seems like a small change in menu actually reveals some thorny questions about how we feed our kids. Take Two's Alex Cohen discussed both sides of the issues with guests:
Andrew Hanks, Assistant Professor of Human Sciences at Ohio State. He's also one of the researchers behind a study that looked into the consequences of banning flavored milk.
Brent Walmsley, founder of the health advocacy group, SugarWatch
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European Space Agency's Mars mission enters red planet's atmopshere
A mission from Earth entered the Martian atmosphere Wednesday morning, but this one wasn't carrying an American flag.
ExoMars is a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos. It consists of two spacecrafts: a landing vehicle and an orbiting vehicle. By Wednesday afternoon, ESA received a signal from the orbiter but was still waiting for a signal from the landing vehicle.
The big picture of the ExoMars mission is to answer the question of whether life has existed on Mars. The landing vehicle will demonstrate it can enter the Martian atmosphere, descend to the planetary surface and land—this is to test out ESA's future landings and missions to Mars. The other part of the mission will orbit and search for evidence of methane and other gasses that could indicate the planet had supported forms of life. In 2020, ESA plans to launch a rover and surface science platform.
Bruce Betts, director of science and technology at the Planetary Society, joined A Martinez in the KPCC studio to talk about ExoMars and other past missions to Mars.
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