Are Good Reporters a Dying, or Extinct Breed?

GhettoDogAllStars · 02-21-2007, 12:57 PM

I stopped watching and reading news about 1 year ago, and I must say that I feel much better for doing so. It's comforting to hear people complain about the excessive coverage about Anna Nicole Smith (and other irrelevant topics), and know that I haven't been exposed to any of it.

That said, I can't comment much about the current state of reporting. However, I definitely think that "ratings" are the primary focus of any news agency -- not good reporting.

The trend away from good reporting is nothing new, however:
"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers."
--Thomas Jefferson

BTW, did you know that you created two threads about this?

02-21-2007, 12:57 PM	#4
GhettoDogAllStars Playmaker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Age: 43 Posts: 2,762	Re: Are Good Reporters a Dying, or Extinct Breed? I stopped watching and reading news about 1 year ago, and I must say that I feel much better for doing so. It's comforting to hear people complain about the excessive coverage about Anna Nicole Smith (and other irrelevant topics), and know that I haven't been exposed to any of it. That said, I can't comment much about the current state of reporting. However, I definitely think that "ratings" are the primary focus of any news agency -- not good reporting. The trend away from good reporting is nothing new, however: "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." --Thomas Jefferson BTW, did you know that you created two threads about this? __________________ To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Are Good Reporters a Dying, or Extinct Breed?

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