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Informing the public correctly, or accurately parroting one candidate's desired message about the other candidate(s)? It seems clear to me that the media are a
by tcbawo 8y ago
Informing the public correctly, or accurately parroting one candidate's desired message about the other candidate(s)? It seems clear to me that the media are afraid of losing access and retaliation at the business level for granting unfavorable coverage. It's all become a circus.
- kryogen1c 8y agoThis only surprising if you think the media's positive feedback mechanism is accurate and reliable news. They're only requirement is to make money - information is secondary.
- rhizome 8y agoThis is a thought-terminating cliché by now. "The media" is not one thing that has a single requirement for existence. Generalizations break down upon examination, but this is just useless cynicism.
- kryogen1c 8y agoI'm not sure why you're so critical of what I posted. It's not meant to be thought-terminating or useless. I think it's important to recognize the system is not oriented to dry, fact-dense information. TV doesn't generate research papers or doctoral theses. It requires entertained viewers; it's only as "news" as it is because that's what the demographic wants, but no more.
- tcbawo 8y agoIt's the same reason why Hollywood doesn't produce less formulaic or smarter movies. It's a business, and their first priority is making money.