Whenever there’s a crisis, the media starts looking for pundit, experts who can weigh in on why things are going badly and how they might get better. Case in point: the current disintegration of Iraq, which has the press giving a platform to a group of commentators critics say has zero credibility. 

PANELISTS

Dan Kennedy  is a journalism professor at Northeastern University.

Callie Crossley  is the host of WGBH News'  Under the Radar .

Adam Reilly  is a reporter for WGBH News