> Dino wrote: > No disrespect, but I think that's a cop out. Sure universities teach truth and ethics - and those journalists that hold those values dear go to shows like The News Hour - but "the media" can't sell what people don't want to buy - which is why The News Hour is tanking: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/business/media/19newshour.html
Your point seems akin to saying that Burger King should only sell salads because that's the health choice and, if they don't, they're being unethical. Burger King's point of view is that they're selling what the customer wants. There are only 2 ways to get what you're asking for: convince consumers to watch or regulate the industry. In the meantime consumers will continue to buy the "news" they enjoy; which is Rush Limbaugh, Access Hollywood, and all of the others. Why do you think most kids get their "news" from The Daily Show??? News is entertainment and it's consumers that are demanding that it be that way. As for accountability in our society it's consumers who define the market and the government who regulates it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:260782 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
