tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post8801342297142752488..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: How our media fuels cynicismNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-65771023181884717152014-11-08T15:13:05.139-06:002014-11-08T15:13:05.139-06:00I disagree with you, Nancy. I believe the media ar...I disagree with you, Nancy. I believe the media are actively supporting a Rethuglican agenda. Profits, clicks, advertisers etc. are also factors, but at their core the media are consciously furthering the plutocrats' agenda. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141640791663745884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-87318242474115069752014-11-08T11:19:15.494-06:002014-11-08T11:19:15.494-06:00I think that some of it relates to the notion of E...I think that some of it relates to the notion of Entertainment TV...ratings....the game is in the sensationalism of the moment....<br /><br />there is no real money in talking about outcomes unless those outcomes bring more sensationalism...<br /><br />of all the emails that we receive from the DNC...it would be nice if some of them talked about the positive outcomes...OFA...may need to embark upon that as well<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-78261377027357236822014-11-08T10:27:42.004-06:002014-11-08T10:27:42.004-06:00The media is no longer about the news. The news i...The media is no longer about the news. The news is just another reality show whose main purpose is ratings and maximizing advertising revenue. Fear, hysteria, and stupidity rule the airways. Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-54210249011430707692014-11-08T10:23:10.063-06:002014-11-08T10:23:10.063-06:00Very true. But when change is needed, you have to ...Very true. But when change is needed, you have to look for who has investment in the status quo vs who has some incentive to change.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-59344466938191465642014-11-08T10:19:03.675-06:002014-11-08T10:19:03.675-06:00as the saying goes, it takes two to tango. a media...as the saying goes, it takes two to tango. a media as shitty as ours wouldn't be able to exist in a country with a decent public. and vice-versa: a country with a shitty public won't sustain a good media.<br /><br />the forces interact with each other. neither alone is "the" issue any more than one hand alone can clap. not unlike interacting population dynamics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotka%E2%80%93Volterra_equation#Solutions_to_the_equationssherifffruitflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676077292357887614noreply@blogger.com