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Originally Posted by Mohoender
I still don't truly understand where it doesn't work. As individuals, all the people I know in the media are working honestly. Nevertheless, as a working group they almost never quite come up with something good.
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There too much money to be made selling copy to be bothered with such inconsistently salable items as facts and well-reasoned interpretation. No one media outlet or even category of outlet is responsible. As Mohoender pointed out, the so-called leftist, centrist, and rightist media are all governed by the need to sell copy. The owners drive the agenda, and they want to make money. Journalistic integrity is for journalists, not owners. We, the consumers, feed into this by voting with our attention and our dollars. We prefer infotainment news anchored by hot young sweeties more than thoughtful analysis anchored by old men. Fox figured this out, and their numbers have forced the other major American players to emulate them to one degree or another. In the end, we have only ourselves to blame.
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