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>out of any news sources, the comments here continue to be mostly grounded and reasonable, not hyperbolic and dramatic. Unfortunately, somber and stoic news do
by ratsmack 5y ago
>out of any news sources, the comments here continue to be mostly grounded and reasonable, not hyperbolic and dramatic.
Unfortunately, somber and stoic news does not have the monetary return from advertising revenue that most news organizations seek. News has become more of an entertainment endeavor rather than one for disseminating information on the state of current affairs. It also seems that the NPR and BBC have gone off the rails in this respect.
- taftster 5y agoI agree, as others have said in this post/thread, advertising seems to be at least some of the cause of the problem. But it doesn't seem any other economic model works, sadly. I'm curious about your comment about NPR and BBC. Granted, it seems like they have moved more towards the stupidity that we're describing. But not as much as the traditional news networks, in my opinion.
- ratsmack 5y agoYes, the BBC and NPR are not as bad, but you can see the creep in that direction.
- joshspankit 5y agoI genuinely feel that CNN’s choice to go for 24hr ad-supported news was the majority of the reason they can no longer be trusted to be objective. When your news runs on ads you’ll optimize for ad watch time and not integrity.
- tjr225 5y agoI've noticed this too. I can't listen to NPR anymore without fearing for my blood pressure or at the very least having the urge to roll my eyes.