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> Another missing child and Paula Zahn the fear monger
Spyro
post Nov 28 2006, 06:05 PM
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Today when I was watching CNN, I saw an ad for "Paula Zahn now" show. First, it talked about the hunt for the next cute little white kid, and then it said: "How your furniture can endanger you and your family!"

This lady is the perfect example of a stereotypical news fear monger.
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post Nov 28 2006, 07:14 PM
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If there wasn't such a substantial audience for that kind of programming, they wouldn't be airing it all the time. Don't blame the networks, blame the audience...
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post Nov 28 2006, 07:39 PM
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But you could attract just as large an audience with other types of quality programming. Moreover, when you are a media outlet, youre not supposed to play by the same rules as a regular channel. If you are making soap operas, comedy shows, etc.. I suppose its fine to program for the least common denominator. However, the NEWS media has a seperate ethic, or is supposed to. In a democracy, the news media have a responsibility to keep the public informed.

Moreover, when it comes to fear mongering, yes, of course there is an inbuilt audience. People have an instinct to know about threats to themselves. Taking advantage of this instinct for ratings is not performing as a responsible media outlet.
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post Nov 28 2006, 08:20 PM
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The news media isn't an obligation to democracy, it's a business.
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post Nov 28 2006, 08:32 PM
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"obligation to democracy" is an awkward term but I think I understand what you are trying to say.

Strictly speaking, yes, media outlets are businesses. But the function of the media in a democracy is much more than that. There is an ethic involved, and all the great news services know that. Democracy can not work without a free press that strives to inform its population.

The attitude that it is "just a business" is probably behind the decline of the quality of the media today versus its hayday.

There is a long tradition of the press being regarded as the 4th arm of government (legislative, executive and judicial being the other three). The US constitution goes out of its way to preserve the rights of the press.. and with these rights comes responsibility.
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post Nov 28 2006, 08:35 PM
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If there wasn't such a substantial audience for that kind of programming, they wouldn't be airing it all the time. Don't blame the networks, blame the audience...


I blame both. It's a mix of people's stupidity and the TV's fear.
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