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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:04 AM Original message |
Why Do You Think that 'Hard Hitting Journalism' has Died in the US?... |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. corporate ad revenue |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. News broadcasts were once a public service, not a revenue stream. n/t |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. Intimidation, frustration, and lack of compensation....??? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. No, but the big outlets are completely devoid of it |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Their sponsors or their... |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. News Became "Infotainment" |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
41. Exactly, no profit motive |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
6. cable tv |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. Fox News |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Did Fox News Happen by Accident? |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 05:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. it's clear, from the content of my post |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
8. Didn't pay enough. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
53. +a Googol |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
9. Not sure it ever really existed except as myth |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Back when "hard-hitting journalism" was considered entertaining . . . |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Wat are you saying? |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
36. Of course they should. One of the "traditions" of journalism . . . |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:08 AM Response to Original message |
10. Money money money . . . |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. Niche news and deregulation. Plus, the will of the people. |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 03:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. WOW!!! |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 05:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Great post; *more* than a post really. nt |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
45. Thanks for writing all that so I don't have to... |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 04:08 AM Response to Original message |
17. Anthrax attack, spider bite, Reasoner, firing on embedded reporters etc etc etc. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
18. easy... |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 06:53 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. To whom do you attribute the effort Dumb Down the population... |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. a government who wants laborers...not thinkers... n/t |
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PinkFloyd (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
19. Editorialization |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 04:33 AM Response to Original message |
20. It's not profitable |
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political_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
21. Yes. Why? Because there are no newsmen like Edward R. Murrow or Walter Kronkite. |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
24. Corporate consolidation. |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
25. Let me count the ways.... |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
26. The "news" is what these folks decide they want yuou to know. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:07 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Nice post! nt |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
27. Not to discount many of the factors noted above, but let's not forget... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
28. Our politicians are almost as much at fault for promoting the SLIME. |
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CreatureFeature (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
29. Most of us stopped believing the lies...... |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
31. When the Big 3 decided News was Entertainment. The Cable Networds |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
32. For the same reason the railroads died off after World War II. |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:06 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Please Elaborate... |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:25 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Basically, the oil companies bought up all the railroads just to let them die off. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
33. TMZ is not hard-hitting? |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. You got me... |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
38. I think there are still a few who aren't afraid to ask the tough questions. |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
39. It's only "hard hitting" when a Democrat is president |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
43. Money. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
44. it was murdered by the Corporate Elite. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
46. Because any corporate corruption found in any investigation would make the owners of the "news" |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
47. 'newscasters' have become celebrity/comedians and news for profit |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
48. Because the media is all about selling stuff now. |
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janet118 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
49. Nobody will pay for it or print it . . . |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
50. The media corp's don't want people truly informed. Bad for business. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
51. It doesn't sell as well as poutraged talking heads and salacious celbrity gossip |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
52. Media consolidation means not a being "team" player is |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
54. Because it's less profitable |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
55. Control of too few owning too much. /nt |
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