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Has the nightly news become just another “Reality Show”?
Are they scripting the news (only reporting on the pieces that build drama and/or lead the viewer along) stories just for ratings? Or have people just become so jaded the the only two responses are:
1) You’re just sensationalizing this, I am ignoring you.
2) You’re at fault, you should have warned me!
I am listing to NPR and they are asking if all the coverage of Hurricane Iren was justified of the potential danger. Or was it just a great ratings story (The sky will be falling, the sky will be falling)?
I have though that the local news here that first 5 min of the 30 min news program you got the real news. The other 25 min quickly becomes “Entertainment Tonight”/Human Interest stories.
Your thoughts?
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