The ruination of TV journalism is well on its way

I'm not saying TV journalism is in its finest hour by any means, but to imply that the main reason is women anchors? Yawn never fails to hit several branches falling out of the dumb tree.

 

I agree that corporate taint is adding to the problem. But I wouldn't say liberty is a fleeting thing. If someone depends on CNN or FOX or any other network to be their sole source of staying informed and staying American, there's a much greater threat to their liberty than TV: namely, ignorance.

TV is tainted, no doubt, but I can't and won't agree that it's endangering liberty. It's only endangering the liberty of the weak-minded.

 

I agree. People have a personal responsibility to educate themselves.

 

As fun as it is to bash him, perhaps we could cut Yawn a little slack. I implored him to use some civility on the board and it might happen if we tried to do the same.

Everyone's free to post as they wish, but it's the issue, not the issuer, that should be the focus, y'think?

 

First of all, let's fix the thread title.

AMERICAN television journalism is in ruins.

BBC does just fine. So do the Canadian networks.

And it most certainly isn't limited to the blonde airheads. One just needs to point to the performances of Brian Williams and Chris Matthews during last week's debates to see it.

 

Maybe we won't all agree on this point, but I think it's fair to say virtually every network either has or is perceived to have a slant of some kind in the way they present their news. The degree and severity will always be up for debate but can we really "prove" one network is more guilty than another?

 

Yeah, but who cares about them?

 

Good-looking people in front of your TV sets, in the minds of some execs, mean money. Brains are an added benefit, but not required. If you want to make that sexist, fine, but it's reality. Sometimes, a Wolf Blitzer is put at the top but it's the in-between that counts. If you look good and have enough brains to read a tele-prompter while listening to a producer in an earpiece, then you have the job.

 

Just google Melissa Theuriau and you'll see the power of internation TV news. I hear she's quite good. I don't care that she's good.

 

Booyah!. I always liked Jennifer Eccleston.

http://jennifer-eccleston.com/

 

Um, PC, she deleted her post. Considering its contents, you might want to do the same with the one where you quote the one she had second thoughts on.

 

Done. Hadn't noticed that. Thanks.