For
It keeps viewers engaged and aware.
Against
It manipulates feelings instead of presenting facts.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“History has a way of presenting itself to us in a dramatic and even extravagant way.”
“breaking news in our time is just as historical as the breaking news of previous ages.”
“He held a press conference, on TV, where he dramatically told a completely untrue story”
“It was unethical and he should have been charged with prosecutional misconduct.”