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Values & The Media (none / 0) (#8)
by Roscoe on Sat Feb 02, 2008 at 05:19:24 PM EST
A video of our most recent tragedy was run on the NBC affiliate in D.C., and included mostly footage of the arraignment scene outside the courtroom.  It was like watching Jerry Springer.

As far as TV news goes, no one watches it, if you look at the figures.  Even fewer watch opinion shows.

Newspaper circulation continues to fall, probably because they have nothing in them.  I read all of my morning papers online now, rapidly, as there's not much in any of them.  Then I read a cross-section of opinion from around the world.

I think, Alfred, that people do care, and that values are now represented online, such as at sites like this.

MainStream Media values have gone the way of the Nativity Scene at Christmas in the local park, for the same 'reasons'.  That is why the barely literate 'reporters' have no questions to ask the taxing authorities and professional social hustlers.

I Hate the News (none / 0) (#9)
by Corruptany on Sun Feb 03, 2008 at 08:22:34 AM EST
I really hate how mainstream media always portrays business people and politicians like they are some sort of visionaries. I guess that's true, I wonder what substances these people take to get those visions. Jerry, does whiskey give you these supernatural visions of a convention center making Albany into NYC. If it does, I think I will have a shot and see what visions I will get.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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The newspaper (none / 0) (#10)
by AlfredMoisiu on Mon Feb 04, 2008 at 04:34:39 PM EST
Is a waste of ink.

I bought the TU the other morning when I was getting on the Amtrak to NYC. I had read the entire paper, with the exception of the stock tables and classifieds before I left the station!

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