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Fritz Walter

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14. It's all about ratings, and advertising revenue generation

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Thu May 19, 2016, 01:24 PM

May 2016

Plane crashes and other sudden disaster events boost ratings. They don't need to be sensationalized. At least not while the news is fresh (and I'm speaking to you, CNN).

On the other hand, partisan politics would be so boring that most viewers would switch to Netflix or other sources if not for the hype, rumor-mongering and other sensationalism.

These personalities are not journalists. They're salesmen for boner-pills, ambulance chasers and everything else they can hawk on the airwaves or coaxial.

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It's utterly amazing to see the change in how our broadcast media operates when... [View all] ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 OP

So true and very sad Duckhunter935 May 2016 #1

Your talking about the difference between News reporting and opinion reporting. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #2

It's not just opinion reporting. You and I can discern that because we're junkies. The... ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #4

Almost all cable news is opinion journalism. It's opinions are focused to appeal to the audience Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #6

I disagree: MSNBC's FIRST reaction was to stake out Trump Tower so they could get a quote lagomorph777 May 2016 #3

I missed all that trying to avoid watching their political propaganda and subterfuge. As... ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #5

depends on the plane crash AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #7

ha ha I was thinking that the plane and Safer oldandhappy May 2016 #8

It's all about 'fitting' the news to what the owners want-and a dumb population being manipulated. dmosh42 May 2016 #9

It's not just politics. Reporting on people is always more salacious than reporting on events. nt MadDAsHell May 2016 #10

the worst part is the easy ability of the right specifically to drive certainot May 2016 #11

was wondering about the extent of the non stop coverage on msnbc 90-percent May 2016 #12

When it comes to airplanes crashing, going missing or exploding lunatica May 2016 #13

I refuse to watch them. They disgust me. Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #16

It's all about ratings, and advertising revenue generation Fritz Walter May 2016 #14

I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times, the corporate media is a criminal syndicate Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #15