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Prophet 451

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1. It's gone to the corporates

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 12:10 AM

Oct 2014

These days, it's entirely about ratings. Anything that drives numbers is legitimate. People get the wrong idea about television, they think it's a product that we consume. It's not. We are the product, advertisers are the consumers. Higher ratings equals higher advertising costs so anything that pushes ratings up is a good thing and few things drive ratings like a war. That's how tv works in your country and most of mine. If the BBC didn't have a duty to educate the people in it's charter, it would have gone the same way.

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Who Stole Television News? [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2014 OP

It's gone to the corporates Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #1

I was listening to Phil Donahue on the radio a few days ago, he was a guest on... cui bono Oct 2014 #2

That was on Thom Hartmann. navarth Oct 2014 #4

Thanks. I don't think the White Rose Society does that anymore. cui bono Oct 2014 #7

Ok. navarth Oct 2014 #8

It's clear gone. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #3

Media, tell us lies, tell us lies, tell us sweet little lies. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #5

What's television news? That's what the Internet is for... santamargarita Oct 2014 #6

The Telecom Act of 1996 stole it Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #9