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12. That's because the objective has changed. It used to be about informing the public ...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #11)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 10:46 PM

Oct 2021

... Now it's more about purely selling papers.

In some ways, it's also because of the huge amount of new from all over and everywhere. And there's so many more outlets than papers - tv, cable, internet - how many 24hr news sources we have and instant on the scene reporting. Compare that to the last battle of the War of 1812 happening several weeks after the US and GB signed the Treaty of Ghent ending that war. That battle was at New Orleans.

We are in an information avalanche every day, and the organs are all carrying, by and large, the same stories regardless of the individual takes. This invites sensation to become the attention grabber for ratings and paper sales.

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Former Editor: Media Shouldn't Serve Both Parties, But Democracy - The Last Word - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 OP

Now there's a novel idea. I personally have grown to hate most of the media, even some on msnbc PortTack Oct 2021 #1

Yellow journalism has been around for over 100 years. Don't cut your grandfather's morning ... marble falls Oct 2021 #3

Good message. Tell the truth, expose the facts and let the chips fall where they may. marble falls Oct 2021 #2

Thar's also why it's important to check your news sources these days Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #4

I've notice a lot of RW sources being cited in OPs on DU lately. Some of them very shocking. marble falls Oct 2021 #5

Back on DU.2 Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #6

Part of the problem is the proliferation of RW sites the last five years. marble falls Oct 2021 #7

Exactly. Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #8

It's also true that the news tends to cover whatever's most outrageous Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #11

That's because the objective has changed. It used to be about informing the public ... marble falls Oct 2021 #12

One thing I noticed with the advent of TFG was that we rarely heard international news anymore Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #13

45 sold papers to his supporters and to his detractors. Something few do. marble falls Oct 2021 #14

When has Media honestly covered the Democratic Party? Budi Oct 2021 #9

I think this editor made a good point, they can't be covered the same way Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #10