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Originally Posted by rhertz
Here is one observation. One of my pet peeves is “mergers and acquisitions”. I don’t care if it is banks, radio stations, newspapers, ISP’s, or what it is, often times consumers get screwed, not always, but sometimes. Anyway perhaps M&A killed true journalism as the new corporate owners of the media are no longer individual owners or independent thinkers. If 1000 radio stations or newspapers turn into 2 or 3, surely this has an effect on “true journalism”.
LOL, but as Dennis Miller says, I could be wrong…… Thanks again for posting RR. Take care.
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I think I could have commented on several things here, but this last quote sums it up pretty well. It used to be the news, was NEVER a profit center for the networks, it wasn't about profit, it was about THE NEWS. it was a PUBLIC SERVICE. But now, as you say, it's about the ratings, it's about market share, which as you say has a definite effect on "true journalism".
So everything gets DUMBED down, into a few second sound byte. and it comes down to pick your side, and no true debate takes place.
Should someone ever come up with a genuine idea as to what to do about Iraq, the likes of some will simply shout out "Unpatriotic!" or "Socialist!" and the idea will be lost in all the noise. so we stay the course.
It's this 'you're either for us or against us' attitude that drives me crazy.
If everything was so black and white when this country got started, it never would have got off the ground.