On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 8:35 PM, Dino R. Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: > Confidence in TV news is at an all time low. Either the populace is getting > smarter or news is getting dumber in pursuit of the almighty buck, but... > There you go. > > http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/americans-confidence-in-tv-news-at-all-time-low_b54272
I don't want to address political news in this comment. That is, when people see a line about dropping confidence in TV news, the answer will relate to political news, about objectivity, fairness, Fox News, and whatever. My opinion on that is that campaign managers, media advisers, and think tanks jumped a generation ahead of the capacity of TV news, both local and national, and the news doesn't yet have the ability to catch up. Outside of political news, national and local TV news are awful. If a person tunes in to the news on any day in order to get some insight into what is going on in the world, that person will end up sorely disappointed. Local news has stopped covering city government and only gives time to state government when the governor signs an important bill or a local legislator sends them a press release about a submitted bill and then the anchors/reporters do not bother to give an opinion as to whether the bill will ever see a vote on the floor. The daily national newscasts could not adequately explain the subprime lending bubble burst and what it meant to viewers. 60 Minutes did the best job using longer form stories. TV news is reaping the reputation they have sown for many years. -- 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
