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You must understand though, that your paper is doing what makes money -- it's providing what most people want: stories about cats rescued from trees, this years
by granular 17y ago
You must understand though, that your paper is doing what makes money -- it's providing what most people want: stories about cats rescued from trees, this years fashions, and possibly commentary on local taxes going up or down. Ads about what sale is going on this weekend, etc.
The real shocker, IMO, is that most people don't want to know what's really going on. They actively resist getting roused from their peaceful slumber.
- dan_the_welder 17y agoI do understand that they are doing what made (past tense) money. Write to the lowest common denominator. Don't make waves, please the national advertisers. I think people do want to know what's going on. That why the newspaper is tanking. Circulation is in the toilet along with national ad sales. People actively seek content and commentary and they find it on the internet. Look at all the websites about cats(LOL) and fashion doing just fine.
- arcadeparade 17y ago>The real shocker, IMO, is that most people don't want to know what's really going on. They actively resist getting roused from their peaceful slumber. I would say the opposite is true. Chomsky touches on this subject here (and on other articles on this website) and can explain it a lot better than I can. http://www.chomsky.info/books/warfare02.htm http://www.chomsky.info/books/warfare02.htm