Deschodt |
05-04-2009 12:27 PM |
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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
(Post 4641801)
Media sensationalizes everything. They DIRECTLY have exacerbated:
- the swine flu
- the recession
- the housing bubble
etc...
... I don't visit online news sites except occasionally the BBC or NPR.
Ethics went out the window in the "profession" of journalism a long time ago. They're right up there with used car salesmen, politicians and realtors.
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I'm 100% in agreement... If it's not on fire, dangerous, scary, it's not on the news anymore. It's all about ratings. Even the weather has become like WWF wrestling ! I'ts F#$#ing water people, or wind ! Get a coat ! Booh !!!
I wish they'd start a new channel" the boring chanel" (TBC) with accurate unbiased stuff, for a change... no opinion pieces, none ! Raw feed ! Like you, I only watch the BBC now, and even that has a bit of an agenda (generally kissing our butt while pretending not to). I also limit my NPR to a few minutes and switch to music... I want to be informed, but all outlets are too full of political bias or hype these days...
I'm not saying the economy was flawless, obviously, but I'm pretty sure this recession was brought on by the media's insistence for 3 years that we were heading for one... self fulfilling prpphecy ? Hey, now that they are sounding optimistic again, I think we'll be out of the recession soon ;-) We're sheep !
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