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nadinbrzezinski

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36. I am just giving you the response from the actual trenches

Sun Sep 9, 2012, 02:57 PM

Sep 2012

We actually do this for real... and yup, due to the stupidity of a company a story that should have been "fire at substation, did you know they have a fire brigade?" has become more about them squashing journos.

And when you multiply that by a lot...

Now it might change if the corporations themselves take the PEW study on media (that came out recently) to heart. Trust in National News is way down.

This has a lot more to do with them changing their tune, IMO

http://www.people-press.org/subjects/trust-in-media/

And quite honestly, it is simple, if you do not trust me to tell you the sky is blue, even when it is... I cannot sell you my product, now can I?

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Has the HBO series "Newsroom" been influencing the media? [View all] Odd Won Out Sep 2012 OP

CNN sure hasn't changed /nt still_one Sep 2012 #1

I can hear Wolf saying "Let's leave it there" Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #4

IMO O'Donnell was exploiting a job opportunity this AM--Bob Schieffer was ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #23

If that was O'Donnell's motivation, Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #25

Yes they have. Atman Sep 2012 #13

She was doing that more than the others before Newsroom /nt still_one Sep 2012 #18

I'll have to check out her show Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #21

Can't say. ananda Sep 2012 #2

The series a little hit and miss Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #6

It's apparently affected a couple of individuals. The network owners, not so much. Scuba Sep 2012 #3

No, a TV show will not affect the agenda of the corporate media tabasco Sep 2012 #5

You are probably right Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #8

I think it may have influenced Soledad O'Brien Bjorn Against Sep 2012 #7

Good list of tools. I totally agree with your assessment. Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #10

Tweety's son is an actor on the show... Boxerfan Sep 2012 #9

I didn't know that about Tweety's son Esse Quam Videri Sep 2012 #11

Bit part--walk-on... Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #34

I thought that Tweety would be the perfect "Greater Fool" Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #12

imdb says Thomas Matthews was in all 10 episodes as 'Martin Stallworth' ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #27

He played "Romney" in the Debate episode RockaFowler Sep 2012 #33

Matthews, Soledad, and surprisingly Juan Williams seem to have a Newsroom bug. grantcart Sep 2012 #14

Really? I have been reluctant to connect the dots. That's why I asked the question. Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #15

I watched as Juan Williams called out the Romney campaign for playing the race card. grantcart Sep 2012 #16

Wow. Juan Williams would be that last person that I would think about doing the right thing Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #19

This was the other incident the following day. No one else seemed to have seen the Rove exchange. grantcart Sep 2012 #31

Did you know that one of the Newsroom characters... CoffeeCat Sep 2012 #17

Didn't know about Christine Romans. Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #20

Is that the Sloan character? She's my favorite. tridim Sep 2012 #28

I think it's the Maggie character... CoffeeCat Sep 2012 #29

Just looked it up.. It's Sloan, the economics reporter. tridim Sep 2012 #42

At least one rumor has it that Will McAvoy is Keith Olbermann, ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #30

It lit a fire under Tweety, that's for sure. Iggo Sep 2012 #22

Nope and I will tell you why... nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #24

Thanks so much for your thoughtful response, but Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #32

I am just giving you the response from the actual trenches nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #36

I don't know how much it has been influencing the media... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #26

I am surprised at the amount of negative reviews about Newsroom Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #41

I think it's helped Matthews :) he thinks Will McAvoy character is based on himself sasha031 Sep 2012 #35

If a mediocre TeeVee series can actually influence real life journalism, Ship of Fools Sep 2012 #37

Mediocre Sorkin Is Still Better Than 95% Of Other Programming. Paladin Sep 2012 #39

With Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert satirizing the news media every day, Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #40

"Journalists" Think The Problem Is The Other Guy... KharmaTrain Sep 2012 #38