Weekend Update vs Lippmann

In class this week we learned about the Dewy and Lippmann debates.  It’s hard to to side with one or the other because they both have a good point.  Lippmann has a great point in saying that experts should be in charge of running things but I also agree with Dewy in that the people should have a say in politics.  However, it seems that Lippmann makes a better argument because Dewy falls short when the question of educating the public comes up.  Both men agree that it would be better if the general public were better informed but both agree that this would be a difficult task.  Do to this difficulty, the suggestion of having experts be in charge makes more sense because after all it is difficult to change peoples habits.  For example, not a lot of people are well informed about political situations they only receive some  information from popular media, like weekend update skits from SNL.  After watching the most recent weekend update skit, which hardly mentioned the importance of the  issue between the new health insurance police of all hospitals providing free contraceptives for women and the catholic church, I thought Lippmann has a point.   If the majority of the people get their information from segments such as this then it is fair to say that Lippmann’s argument makes more sense than Dewy.