On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:10 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> It happened in the middle of the morning and it was quickly corrected. >> I'm not in any way trying to justify what CNN did, but in the long >> term it is going to be forgotten. > > > It won't be forgotten in the long term, it will be forgotten immediately. > That is the problem.
I don't really like the story I'm linking to because it contains three blind quotes, but it does serve to underscore the fact this isn't going to get forgotten http://www.buzzfeed.com/mhastings/cnn-news-staffers-revolt-over-blown-coverage If I were going to tie this to Sorkin's "Newsroom" (as the subject of the thread does), my criticism of the pilot is that the fictional newsroom appears to be a place bloated with office workers. I forget how long ago this series was first announced and what, if any, research was done, but that isn't how newsrooms are anymore. LA stations are operating at between 40 to zero percent of what they were a decade ago (two stations combined news divisions and one dropped the news altogether). This is the number two market in the country and here many reporters have to do his/her own camera work, sound work, and editing -- you normally see that only in the smallest markets. KNBC finally got its own helicopter again recently (coincidence they are covering more high speed pursuits lately?). In short, if the news agencies cared about accuracy, they would still have bloated staffs of seasoned veterans. The assignment desk position used to be among the most taxing in the industry, but now that fact-checking, copy-editing, and accountability are out the window, any kids straight out of college can do the job. I know of one LA station where the assignment desk dishes out assignments for the day during the morning news, then the assignment editor leaves. If there is breaking news during the day, there is nobody in the building to pull reporters off of other stories. CNN isn't a newsgathering organization. It is a newsreading organization. And the people CNN paid to read the Supreme Court ruling didn't know what they were doing. And Jeffrey Toobin has no business anywhere near a newsroom. And Wolf Blitzer is a waffle. Yeah, I said it, he is a waffle. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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
