Actually, it doesn't cost anything to look over the documentation of an event to see what's really happening there. Photos have time stamps, stories are submitted with them as well. The bloggers are having a field day with the war and what's being reported there. Things like: "why is the same body being discovered again and again for 6 hours by different photographers" "How did a huge banner get printed within hours of an event" "where's the blood?"
If non-paid bloggers can do an investigative report on the cheap, why can't 'professional' reporters? Is it that truth means nothing and sound bites are all that matters? Is it that political and ideological biases rule over truth? Yes and yes. Poor us. >I think it is valued, however I think a couple of things have made that >type > of reporting less attractive for one, while the ratings and demand may be > high, the news outlets are OK getting less ratings but doing less work. > > In depth investigative reporting costs money, and I'd bet many are worried > about lawsuits and other negative backlashes, look at the documents Dan > Rather reported on. > > It isn't just about ratings, there is a profit to ratings margin. What is > the profit margin for a few more viewers when I have to do considerably > more > work. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:11 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: a fable for our times >> >> but see... in a commercially driven environment, if in-depth reporting >> was >> valued it would get ratings and it would be offered. It is more than just >> that evil media are over-simplifying. >> >> On 8/1/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > And people wonder why I feel the mass of humanity are sheep. You've >> > just >> > stated it. :) >> > This whole thing is hitting home for me because of the media lynching >> > against Israel. The media talks and the facts say otherwise, but no one >> > cares as what the media say "must be the truth". >> > Yes, the media are up on the top of my hate list. >> > >> > >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212285 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
