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Rusty · 04-15-2020, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCanadian

Sadly, Rusty is not completely wrong with this:

They have some fantastic reports (BBC World has been my go-to for decades), but lately they get too bleeding heart from time to time.

Problem is, there is just enough truth, and just enough of a lie in almost every report from almost every agency, to be able to rely on anything these days!

But anyone who trusts one sole source for news anymore is being brain washed. Doesn't matter what that source is.

Have you ever watched Max Headroom Show? It was a tv show back in the day. It dealt with tv news in the future. That show is holding true to today's news. In the show, the news only cared about rating. With high rating, came big money. Which is what today's news is doing. They are hoping that the more shocking the lead story is. The more viewers they will get. The higher the rating. The more money they can charge for ads. It's all about money.

ZCanadian · 04-16-2020, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

Have you ever watched Max Headroom Show? It was a tv show back in the day. It dealt with tv news in the future. That show is holding true to today's news. In the show, the news only cared about rating. With high rating, came big money. Which is what today's news is doing. They are hoping that the more shocking the lead story is. The more viewers they will get. The higher the rating. The more money they can charge for ads. It's all about money.

I vaguely recall Max. Most of my life was spent in the country, and I don't think we got the channel. Yup, I'm a hick.

But The Newsroom was a great wakeup call to what journalism could/should/would be if and when it grows up. Yes, it had a bit of a left-leaning undercurrent, but it kicked the current model of news network in the chops.

I know it is fiction, but don't you wish you could hear this when you turn on the TV tonight?