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You know what some people want? Election Talk.

Aug 30 at 8:41:05 PM
Scrobins09 (8)
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Reminds me of a lecture I heard Sam Donaldson give about 12 years ago. Someone in the audience asked him why the media focuses so much on the rat race, talking heads that don't talk about anything of substance, and why everything is breaking news. Donaldson basically said the only way to fix it is if everyone stops tuning in to it; ever since the OJ trial when viewers glommed onto whichever network provided 24/7 coverage of the trial, networks found themselves in a race to the bottom in order to maintain viewership. Anyone that tried to stay above that kind of reporting lost ratings until they followed suit.

I think that's a bit of an oversimplification, but probably true for the last several years. Maybe media has become fragmented enough that some outlets can provide "old-school journalism" and not feel the squeeze.

Aug 30 at 10:13:40 PM
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Originally posted by: barrels



Every. little. fucking. thing. is BREAKING NEWS

Yep. I noticed that a few years ago. "TRUMP TWEETED COVEFFE!!! BREAKING NEWS!"



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Aug 31 at 5:43:13 PM
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We as a website seem to agree that CNN sucks. I only watch local news anymore

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Aug 31 at 6:05:54 PM
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Originally posted by: kguillemette

We as a website seem to agree that CNN sucks. I only watch local news anymore





Local news can be good. You might want to check and make sure your local news isn't owned by Sinclair.

Aug 31 at 8:41:58 PM
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Hearst owns all the stations around here. At least the local stations I watch. Sinclair stations are mostly in the bible belt.

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Aug 31 at 9:00:44 PM
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Originally posted by: kguillemette

Hearst owns all the stations around here. At least the local stations I watch. Sinclair stations are mostly in the bible belt.



Sinclair is all over including up and down the west coast. I don't know Hearst's reputation, but it's definitely +1 that it's not Sinclair.