Fixing the debates: a better way to interrupt

Debates are broken. Heres how to fix them. Subscribe to our channel The presidential debates have become major media events, but a decreasing share of Americans are watching them. Although that proportion slightly increased for the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the proportion of votingage Americans watching isn t nearly what it was during the 1970s and 1980s. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, President of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, and a working group of bipartisan former campaign advisers have developed a list of suggestions to fix what they believe is a flawed debate format. You can read the full report here: is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: Follow Vox on Twitter: Or on Facebook: