No disrespect, but I think that's a cop out. If people want sensationalized news, its still news. If people want fiction, they should watch shows that actually say that their fiction. For the media to present fiction as news is just wrong and blaming people for their actions is just a way to absolve the media of their responsibility. Do classes in media teach truth and responsibility anymore?
Oh, and just to put the burden of responsibility onto the media again, the reporter in question here puts together books on a regular basis on his reports on the middle east. It's not a matter of truth for him, its a matter of money. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dino wrote: > > Yes, you all know my beef with the media. My stance that they don't > report > > the new but instead spin events to create the news they want. > > Pretty shocking ... > > Although I think the media is just a symptom - your problem is with > people. They are the ones that drove "the media" from news to > entertainment. > > Ever seen the movie Network? It started happening in the 70s and that > movie was the canary in the coal mine. > > Once people started watching info-tainment rather than news, it was a > short leap to the realization the sensationalism sells. This then > spawed people like Rush Limbaugh who essentially sell fictionalized > news - but only where it's able to be easily sensationalized. > > This extends to celebrity news as well. Seen the South Park where the > kids learn that Britney Spears must die as a sacrifice for The > Harvest? The spin is that instead of out right killing her, we now do > it with paparazzi. > > Anyway, the point is, if people wanted pure news that's what "the > media" would deliver, but they don't. > > Which is why shows like The News Hour aren't very popular. Nobody > wants objective journalism. > > It's not the media, it's the people that buy the media. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260780 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
