The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be a temporary moderate consensus came to govern the country.

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Fineman reports for NBC and has appeared on most major public affairs shows. Fineman was raised in a Jewish family. He moved to Newsweek in 1980 was named chief political correspondent in 1984 deputy Washington bureau chief in 1993 and senior editor in 1995.

Fineman authored his first book in 2008 The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country. Howard Fineman is an American journalist who is editorial director of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group.