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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze
That's interesting because it makes me change the channel so as not to fill my head with drivel  I bet a lot of people are tired of it. The network news is already bad enough, now there's "too much" flu vaccine in some places, isn't that supposed to be good? What passes for news astounds me.
As companies keep doing things just for the money they are going to self-implode. There has to be a quality product being sold or it will eventually be rejected. The shocking headlines are no longer shocking. Maybe a thoughtful story would catch people's interest now, "Hey look, that's different." |
I think the ratings support them. I think the people that get the J-Lo and Ben interview get the ratings boosts. I also think the networks know they do not have to take any risk by branching out into something new. They can recognize and follow trends almost immediately these days
Finally, I do think the main media does report the headline political news. I know they are lambasted for not reporting what many think is relevant in situations like the Iraq War, but they do report on the war and most of the stuff happening there. I mean no one buried the prosoner abuse story, etc. That all saw the light of day - granted not enough for some people and I am not about to get in that argument again
So, I think the media presents things like J'Lo, etc. because the majority of the people want to see it and I think the presentation of this does not significantly get in the way of presenting the major political, etc. news. I also think the advent of the 24hr. news channels gave them FAR more time to fill - but Liz and Ruchard certainly made headlines in the 60's WAY before the dawm of cable news networks
Anyway - foor for thought!!
