On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 10:13 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 5:37 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> They tried that before and it bombed. People who want that kind of stuff >> have the NewsHour on PBS. > > that implied hard news has to be dry and bland... I'd just like to see > news programing free of know-nothing pundits, heavy on fact-checked > information with an emphasis on being thorough instead of merely being > first... the role of a journalist used to be to take what is > newsworthy and make it entertain... now the role of a journalist is to > take something entertaining and attempt to make it appear > newsworthy... I prefer the old ways
The problem is that CNN has had 30+ years to solidify itself into an institution and that makes it difficult to adapt to changing conditions and change the way they do things. The senior people at CNN have all risen through the ranks doing exactly what they are doing right now and for them continuing on that path is how they will keep their jobs. CNN originally made its name and had a competitive advantage by doing only news and by being first on the scene. In its time that seemed a world away from a half hour network newscast or daily paper. In today's world when newspaper reporters can post stories online and tweet headlines or details CNN's capacity has been lost. While I would also like to see a higher quality of journalism, one that is not reliant on spokespeople, press releases, and going out of their way to find two sides to every story, I just do not think that CNN wants to do that or could even make the change. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
