> Brianwrote: > Why is the reporting of "good" news entertainment, while the reporting of > "bad" news is "real reporting" ??? The truth is what the truth is.
There is no objective "truth" because it's impossible for any reporter to be unbiased; be it in the reporting or the choosing of what to report. The press isn't supposed to be about "good" news and "bad" news, it's supposed to be about challenging the government and what they say the truth is. As you say, good and bad are irrelevant. This is whole purpose of the press - to challenge the government to ensure the people aren't slowly dominated by an increasingly powerful government; like the Germans were in the 1930s. For this reason news from the federal government must be looked at as propaganda and any news organization whose stated purpose is to support the government must be viewed as an agent of the government - ie, FoxNews, by it's own admission, is an agent of the federal government and therefore should be viewed as propaganda machine. That said, I would say there are 5 types of "news": 1.) Investigative journalism. This is good, because it's usually meant to expose some wrong doing. Good examples include Watergate, Monica Lewinsky, etc. 2.) Interviews. This is good because it's important to know about people and what they think. 3.) Analysis. Good analysis attempts to clarify issues and policy and it's impact on major sectors of society. Bad analysis is just cheerleading - this is what you see on FoxNews or CNN. 4.) Entertainment. Some types are ok like the Daily Show or local newspapers, the rest is just entertainment. 5.) Propaganda. This is the dissemination of information supporting an agenda. This is what most "news" programs are these days. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150209 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
