On the other hand, I think most news outlets are missing the boat with "good" news.
People WANT the good stories. The news outlets SHOULD (as a money-intent business) cater to that desire, and produce stories that are "good". Look at the better news websites. They do a good job of laying out a selection of stories, and letting the public decide what to pursue. Also, in the local news market where the local news focuses on SOME good local news every night, they are showing good numbers from the type of "family" news watchers that have the news on at dinner time. I actively search out good news stories, because I LIKE them. I want to know that the bakery has good banana bread. Because, as my own weak response to the bad stuff, I will go to the bakery and buy their bread, once they get their operation back open. On 3/26/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jerry wrote: > > but many > > "conservative" "news" outlets (and some recent "liberal" "news" > > outlets) DELIBERATELY publish known untruths, misrepresentations, and > > purposefully leave out uncomfortable facts to fit an acknowledged > > agenda. > > In fact, they take Whitehouse press releases and EXPAND on them. > That's unamerican. The US press is meant to be a check on power not > an expansion of it. > > But you make a great argument Jerry. > > So, in my satire, gunman broke into an Iraqi bakery and murdered > everyone in it. Is the reporter instead supposed to report on the > great banana bread? Or does the reporter skip that? > > You say they should report on the schools opening? But not the armed > escort they need to get there? > > That's just nuts. Reports aren't there to report on what's good > because why do we care? Life's metrics are based on what's bad, not > what's good. > > This is like saying that CNBC is always reporting on companies that > don't make their numbers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201647 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
