Thursday, September 20, 2007
Rather
The Rather case shows that journalists today do not take responsibility for the news they put on the air. It is simply their job to read the news, and they do not put as much effort into giving the public good information. They are pushed by deadlines, and thus do not have the time to determine what information is valid. This is a result of our commercial news culture, and they only way to fix it would to have subsidies that make the networks less dependent on profit, and to then require good news. However, in America, it would take a lot more for most people to realize there is a problem. Thus, when the news situation becomes unbearable, people will begin to want television regulations, but not before then.
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I think you're quite right. Our media seem to be, as a majority, much more devoted to the monetary aspect of newsmaking rather (no pun intended) than the journalistic side. If I were Dan Rather, I'd rather enjoy my retirement than go to court for the next year. Maybe that's just me.
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