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saden1 · 02-21-2007, 01:48 PM

It's all about ratings and advertising dollars, and unfortunately the public stands for it because they watch it. Reporters these days are in the business of exciting people and creating controversies much like Jerry Springer. They are sales people selling you a product and have no obligation to tell the truth or report news worthy information.

About the only news shows I can stand to watch and enjoy are 60 Minutes, The McLaughlin Group, Washington Week in Review, NewsHour, and the Daily Show (yes, it's actually a news show).

I guess I am getting old eh?

02-21-2007, 01:48 PM	#2
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 46 Posts: 10,069	Re: Are Good Reporters a Dying, or Extinct Breed? It's all about ratings and advertising dollars, and unfortunately the public stands for it because they watch it. Reporters these days are in the business of exciting people and creating controversies much like Jerry Springer. They are sales people selling you a product and have no obligation to tell the truth or report news worthy information. About the only news shows I can stand to watch and enjoy are 60 Minutes, The McLaughlin Group, Washington Week in Review, NewsHour, and the Daily Show (yes, it's actually a news show). I guess I am getting old eh? __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins