Poppy Harlow @ Davos World Economic Forum. Is there really not enough news to cover as the world’s economic decision makers come together that CNN ‘personality’ Poppy Harlow has nothing better to do? She introduces us to her media ‘handler’ James, who prefers to be a called a television ‘manager’ (that stirs up an array or negative connotations).  Harlow is also thoughtful enough to point out that, “We have a printer over here…”

 While the behind the scenes POV is interesting and entertaining – she never touches on any meaty issues. She never even says what is really going on at the summit. The first policy related issue isn’t even mentioned by Harlow but through her run-in with ‘very famous journalist’ Maria Bartiromo when she says that the biggest issue is the Uri-zone and that the US looks good in terms of policy and out improvement of the economy.

Other media coverage of Davos is significantly more substantial. There are real issues being covered here. However as a consumer of information you have to dig a little further than some personality puff piece to find it. The  Huffington Post touches on how income inequality has become a hot topic thanks to uprisings like Arab Spring and Occupy movements around the world.

Harlows piece is called ‘Media Madness’ – so… where is the madness? Talk about sensationalizing the issue – the most exciting thing that she does is run into Maria Bartiromo and explain why she can’t where high heels. Even Fareed Zakaria’s producer is chilling in the background.

-Helen Halverson