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It's a sad commentary on the state of America's appetite for intelligent analysis when serious journalism can't compete with attractive talking heads ignorantly
by curun1r 11y ago
It's a sad commentary on the state of America's appetite for intelligent analysis when serious journalism can't compete with attractive talking heads ignorantly spouting talking points. Obama may have said that the increased political rancor was one of the greatest regrets of his presidency, but I think this points to how little of that was attributable to him.
Though I'd be willing to bet that their name was half their problem. With the amount of xenophobia we're seeing these days, a large percentage of the population likely wrote them off based solely on that and was never exposed to their content.
- roymurdock 11y agoMore of a commentary on the appetite of the average cable consumer. I imagine their online business will see an uptick as they do more streaming content and (hopefully) continue to publish interesting pieces and documentaries, especially on the ME, that are hard to find elsewhere.
- manachar 11y agoI don't think the internet is any better. Sure, it can sustain some pockets of awesome journalism, but sites specializing in clickbait are the most prevalent.
- duaneb 11y agoI'm gonna bet that most of their american customers actively consume the website more than their divested assets.
- ConceptJunkie 11y agoIt's a sad commentary on the state of America's appetite for intelligent analysis when millions of people watch "The Daily Show" or "The Colbert Report" and think they are watching intelligent analysis. While both shows might have some intelligent content, both are primarily entertainment shows. I don't watch any cable news channels myself. I have little appetite for them, and especially for the commercials.
- gozur88 11y agoSerious journalism is way, way more expensive than the talking head stuff. Even if it costs a few rating points it makes sense to run the talking heads.