On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:01:34 GMT, PaPaPeng wrote:

CNN? Pshaw. Its
going down the drain in the direction of FOX News. Its all about
advertising revenues and not offending those who pay the bills,
objectivity be damned.


The thought just crossed my mind. Its not about greed chasing the
almighty (ads) dollar. It is about desperation. The Internet is
indeed an instrument that freed mankind from the bonds of many old
conventions. People get their information from the Internet these days
- very current, free, uncensored, in any color or form, etc. though
often lacking in depth. The unintended consequence is nobody reads
newspapers anymore. Print media is dying. So is broadcast news.
These are very high cost establishments chasing ever decreasing
advertising dollars. Their product has to be as uncontroversial as
possible (aka bland and unoffensive). The media has to pander to
popular prejudices when that arises (more advert income or die)rather
than its traditional role to lead and form public opinion. This has
changed your landscape more than you realize - how come with more than
60 per cent of the people disapproving where the US is heading you
still can't change direction?? It has also changed the rest of the
world. The white guys aren't that formidable. What they can do
(development in a modern world)we also can.