Do you view the modern mainstream media as information, entertainment, or a precarious mixture of both?

Do you view that as a good or bad trait of the media?

There's too much entertainment and not enough information often, particularly in the case of local televised news. There are too many stories about inane and superficial subjects, but not enough information about more important matters, such as to do with local or state government.

Its all about the entertainment now... All the local evening news cares about is ratings and they will do anyting to suck in a viewer.

I hardly find anything informative on the news anymore. Its not worth watching.

I think it can be both. But I also think that there's too much information available. Whenever a news item 'Breaks', it seems that EVERY station airs it within minutes. OVERLOAD! OVERLOAD!
Like the State of the Union address. Why do we need twenty stations showing it? Isn't two or three enough?
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Originally posted by 302Riz
Its all about the entertainment now... All the local evening news cares about is ratings and they will do anyting to suck in a viewer.

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all these trials with these famous ppl are just getting too much damn attention.

Originally posted by Manu
information, entertainment, or a precarious mixture of both?



How about a pathetic attempt at both and an unfortunate mix of neither?

Originally posted by 206
But I also think that there's too much information available.



lmao! That's the funniest thing I've heard in a while. I think (and hope) what you mean is there is a reptition of the same crap on every station, over and over. Generally the most important news and information is rarely reported in the mainstream media at all, or it is relegated to footnotes on page 27A.

Manu as the boss of a form of media do you think you are doing the right thing giving a voice to Nazis, Neo-Facists, Skinheads, Communists and other ill oriented people?

Originally posted by Manu
Do you view the modern mainstream media as information, entertainment, or a precarious mixture of both?

Do you view that as a good or bad trait of the media?

unfortunately it seems to be mostly entertainment news, but this depends on which station you happen to be watching.

it also depends on which type media you are referring to. there are a wide selection of magazines and newspapers who offer more of a global range of news items (which i prefer to read about and not just my town or state or even country) for your perusal.

It's all about entertainment. Most of the things people really need to know about aren't that interesting. Go ask 10 people who the secretary of education is, then ask them who won American Idol last season. Any guesses on which will get the most response?:shrug:

We have a Secretary of Education?

Originally posted by Liss Saves the World
It's all about entertainment. Most of the things people really need to know about aren't that interesting. Go ask 10 people who the secretary of education is, then ask them who won American Idol last season. Any guesses on which will get the most response?:shrug:
I can't answer either of those questions. I can name my children's teachers and the zipcode for Beverly Hills though. :hmm:

The secretary of education's name is Rod Paige. There is a petition circulating right now to get him out of office. Why? At a closed meeting attended my governors, he recently called the National Education Association a "coalition of the whining" and a "terrorist organization." The NEA is made up of 3 million teachers from around the country. View the petition at http://www.democrats.org/action/200402260001.html?s=demnews

Originally posted by Liss Saves the World
At a closed meeting attended my governors, he recently called the National Education Association a "coalition of the whining" and a "terrorist organization."
And he would be correct. Don't think I'll be signing any petition.