But it's got everything!grimspaceFebruary 10 2007, 10:04:24 UTC
I'd like to say not having a T.V. erases this annoyance, but I'd be lying because it's on all the 'news' sites on the web as well. The only difference was the Sprod and I not knowing who it was. You know, a lot of writers, musicians and aught have passed on in the last few weeks. A few lines, that's it. So why, besides our 'culture of celebrity' does this story end up spewed everywhere? I think because it's the stuff of morality tales. Gold digger marries older man hoping to outlive him and have the gold, she gets gold but then her son dies and to add that soupcon of puritan/karmic fable ending - she boots it at a young age. Then we have the only 'innocent' party, her new-born daughter, left to inherit the wealth ( when that's decided by the courts
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News as Infotainmentkali_surferFebruary 12 2007, 01:25:48 UTC
It was great reading how you felt about how the whole Nichole Smith story was handled on CNN. I wrote to their web site about how unhappy I was with this hour after hour coverage of a grade C celebrity with psychological problems. The next day I got back a form letter thanking me for writing and that all comments are valuable...yadayada ect.
As long as news is controlled by only a handful of media corporate giants, ratings and sponsor dollars will supercede the need for real news unless it's a big story such as 9/11 or Katrina.
I usually watch the BBC for fast looks into world events, for they report news up front and then hold the infotainment till the end of the show.
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As long as news is controlled by only a handful of media corporate giants, ratings and sponsor dollars will supercede the need for real news unless it's a big story such as 9/11 or Katrina.
I usually watch the BBC for fast looks into world events, for they report news up front and then hold the infotainment till the end of the show.
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