Lou Dobbs Tonight
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Lou Dobbs Tonight is an editorial and discussion program on CNN, anchored by journalist Lou Dobbs, who is also its managing editor. The hour-long show is aired live on evenings every weekday, and repeated later at night. It covers the major news stories of the day with a focus on politics and economics. Field correspondents provide additional reporting and occasionally serve as guest anchors. Notable politicians and economists are often guests on the show, facing Dobbs' often pointed questioning.
One regular feature on the show is "Exporting America", in which Dobbs documents the American companies that have offshored jobs to overseas facilities, as well as those businesses that have taken special steps to keep jobs on U.S. soil. Dobbs has compiled a list of companies that have outsourced that he has posted on the show's website and occasionally repeats on the air. Dobbs frequently criticizes U.S. international trade policy as insufficiently protecting American jobs, advocating in favor of what many consider to be economic protectionism in contrast to free trade. As part of his criticism of Globalization, Dobbs often notes that the United States is running trade deficits with virtually every major trading partner it has, especially China [link].
Another regular feature is "Broken Borders", which highlights what Dobbs considers to be the problems and costs associated with illegal aliens, and the inefficiencies in the U.S. Border Patrol and immigration policies in general.
Critics of his broadcast, such as the liberal civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center allege Lou Dobbs Tonight regularly airs segments featuring and has as on-air guests that they consider to be prominent white supremacists without revealing their involvement in such groups [link].
External links
- [Lou Dobbs Tonight official site]
- California Border Police Initiative
- [Lou Dobbs Watch]
- [SPL Center on Dobbs]
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