edgeburner Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 The Blizzard of 2015!!Deflate - Gate! (the super bowl)The Measles? (in flux)We are now over a month into 2015....A year that will live in infamy (if we tent to heed our media outlets) One that will surpass all others...at least till 2016.I would love to hear what topics are being over-hyped in Europe also,Anyway, no matter where you dwell, does it piss you off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Nah. Too much work to get bent out of shape about how stupid the media has become. it's more about ratings than telling the REAL story any more. Look what happened to Tom Brokaw..... and then there are the idiots that bought into the made-up names for the pilots of the Air Asia plan that had a 'short' landing. I mean, seriously, "we tu low", Sum Ting Wong..... That didn't ring any alarm bells for any of the editors or proof readers??? They don't call it the "media circus" for nothing....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeburner Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 it's more about ratings than telling the REAL story any moreAmen to that....and that's a shame....It really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeburner Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Look what happened to Tom BrokawHe got what he deserved for his biased witch-hunt and his lies....The man is a disgrace to real journalism. Brokaw is a party laden/loyal piece of s#*!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvnchrist Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 The more you talk about the media, the more you bring attention to it, which is what they want. They make drama and bask in the contrivercy. They are like the pop stars and celebrities. Being ignored is their death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 What about Ebola? Seriously? It was a disease that was being considered the death of modern society, the herald of the end of days... For about 2 months. Granted, spending 2 months in the hype cycle is a mark of a serious issue. but begs the question as to what happened to change it to where people went from barricading themselves in their homes to going out to their respective Superbowl parties without the requisite hazmat suit. All the more reason why Television is becoming a dying medium and that these continuous ratings grabs are only hurting the effectiveness of any actually important news from ever being trusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvnchrist Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Does anyone really think the media is hyping all this stuff for their own purposes or are they steering the public's concentration away from something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Does anyone really think the media is hyping all this stuff for their own purposes or are they steering the public's concentration away from something else? Bit of both I should think. The government likes it when the media grabs a bone, and shakes it to death. All the while, they are drawing attention away from some of the stupidity our government perpetrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeburner Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 All the more reason why Television is becoming a dying medium and that these continuous ratings grabs are only hurting the effectiveness of any actually important news from ever being trusted.Also, the talking head attitude that the the head that is talking is as important as the story itself......Ego's tend to factor in. Just look at Brian Williams. Roll over Cronkite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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