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It's in the public interest to hear from the president during significant events. With on demand streaming and syndication folks with get their NCIS fix one way

It's in the public interest to hear from the president during significant events. With on demand streaming and syndication folks with get their NCIS fix one way or another.

gruez 4y ago
>It's in the public interest to hear from the president during significant events. for the purpose of argument, let's assume this premise is true. It's not hard to imagine that a biden supporter would be amendable to the idea there's a "public interest" to hear from him. However, how would this work if it's a president you oppose? Would you support allowing trump in 2020 to hijack prime time TV so he could rant about how "biden and ANTIFA democrats are mounting a dangerous attack on the country’s values, and Americans must fight back"[1]? Absent a principled way of determining what counts as "public interest", what you're saying just boils down to "people should be forced to hear the speech that I like". [1] quote adapted from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/01/biden-slams-attacks-on-democracy/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/01/biden-sla... >With on demand streaming and syndication folks with get their NCIS fix one way or another. I haven't had cable for a while, but I'm pretty sure that "on demand streaming and syndication" doesn't allow you to watch episodes as they're being aired. Moreover, not everyone knows how to operate a streaming service. In contrast if you wanted to hear biden's speech you could easily tune into CNN or c-span. Therefore it's pretty clear that canceling prime time TV has more of an impact on people's options than not airing biden's speech does.
- paulryanrogers 4y ago
  FWIW I hate most presidential speeches, regardless of party, and all their obligatory "God bless America" fluff. Yet I do see value in the bully pulpit during genuine crises. With broadcast TV giving way to on demand it's my hope there will be a way to at least prompt the nation to take a moment to hear from our elected leader. Even if it's just a text with a link to a live stream.

It's in the public interest to hear from the president during significant events. With on demand streaming and syndication folks with get their NCIS fix one way or another.

gruez 4y ago

>It's in the public interest to hear from the president during significant events. for the purpose of argument, let's assume this premise is true. It's not hard to imagine that a biden supporter would be amendable to the idea there's a "public interest" to hear from him. However, how would this work if it's a president you oppose? Would you support allowing trump in 2020 to hijack prime time TV so he could rant about how "biden and ANTIFA democrats are mounting a dangerous attack on the country’s values, and Americans must fight back"[1]? Absent a principled way of determining what counts as "public interest", what you're saying just boils down to "people should be forced to hear the speech that I like". [1] quote adapted from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/01/biden-slams-attacks-on-democracy/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/01/biden-sla... >With on demand streaming and syndication folks with get their NCIS fix one way or another. I haven't had cable for a while, but I'm pretty sure that "on demand streaming and syndication" doesn't allow you to watch episodes as they're being aired. Moreover, not everyone knows how to operate a streaming service. In contrast if you wanted to hear biden's speech you could easily tune into CNN or c-span. Therefore it's pretty clear that canceling prime time TV has more of an impact on people's options than not airing biden's speech does.

paulryanrogers 4y ago
FWIW I hate most presidential speeches, regardless of party, and all their obligatory "God bless America" fluff. Yet I do see value in the bully pulpit during genuine crises. With broadcast TV giving way to on demand it's my hope there will be a way to at least prompt the nation to take a moment to hear from our elected leader. Even if it's just a text with a link to a live stream.