Does the press give to much press to terrible events?

[Beanflicker]

I say they are not as interested because they are so overworked, poorly educated, and want to watch their favorite show. In turn that is a reflection on society. America has the poorest vacation laws, fewer labour rights, yet the news will sit there and tell you DOW Jones matters! It's absurd. It has zero connection with reality. Now stick on some terror? It is a sick game to rile up those who do not pay attention.

Well you're talking about institutional problems, not problems with the press.

The old saying is true, "if it bleeds, it leads".

[Gandalf]

I say they are not as interested because they are so overworked, poorly educated, and want to watch their favorite show. In turn that is a reflection on society. America has the poorest vacation laws, fewer labour rights, yet the news will sit there and tell you DOW Jones matters! It's absurd. It has zero connection with reality. Now stick on some terror? It is a sick game to rile up those who do not pay attention.

Well you're talking about institutional problems, not problems with the press.

The old saying is true, "if it bleeds, it leads".

But that is a lie as you ignore those that die through your own weaponry.

[brocktonblockbust]

everybody's been killing everybody since Cain & Abel. i can never get used to it nevertheless.

[SlimTrae]

IMO- The media, press on cable & internet really comes across as a business for bias.

Too many adjectives in their stories; hoping to steer the masses in favor/opposition. Before I can decide to call a crime 'heinous' or not, they've already affixed it or justified it...

[Spicoli]

Anyone with the ability, organization and accounts are 'the media' now. It really has come that far. If anything it feels like network reporters are running to play catch up or the foil in the whole production of 'new' media. They wait for it to come to them with I reporters and any chump with a phone dodging Stop signs during a hurricane.

[Beanflicker]

IMO- The media, press on cable & internet really comes across as a business for bias.

Too many adjectives in their stories; hoping to steer the masses in favor/opposition. Before I can decide to call a crime 'heinous' or not, they've already affixed it or justified it...

Can't argue with that, I've seen the media take appalling stances on a bunch of issues over the last few years.

[Kirkland Laing]

Thirty or more years ago you used to have a much higher standard of journalism. But with the advent of cable/satellite news, the 24 hour news cycle and especially the internet signalling the beginning of the end of printed newspapers everything has changed. It's now all about ratings or clicks on the internet and rather than have a couple of dusty old professors providing expert context to news events the media want two talking heads screaming differing viewpoints/abuse at each other because that's what gets the ratings.

[El Kabong]

Thirty or more years ago you used to have a much higher standard of journalism.

You mean a monopoly that was able to control a storyline but go on. I guess if ratings don't matter then you're still a big MSNBC support eh?

[SlimTrae]

Thirty or more years ago you used to have a much higher standard of journalism. But with the advent of cable/satellite news, the 24 hour news cycle and especially the internet signalling the beginning of the end of printed newspapers everything has changed. It's now all about ratings or clicks on the internet and rather than have a couple of dusty old professors providing expert context to news events the media want two talking heads screaming differing viewpoints/abuse at each other because that's what gets the ratings.

Cable so-called news outlets are totally agenda-driven. Question is whose Agenda?

I think of how America's so-called liberal media and the so-called fair and balanced FOX cable op-ed news basically gave a blackout to Ron Paul in 2008 & 2012. Ron Paul had a sellout ralley in Minneapolis-- the same day McCain accepted his nominee. And this wasnt news worthy?

Or In 2012, the Republican national committee was accused of changing rules which took delegates away from Ron Paul, ---giving them to Romeny; end result? I didn't hear any major news outlets speak on it.

Ron Paul was quoted about FOX: "they didn't want to hear the message. Maybe they're intimidated. Maybe they're frightened. Maybe they don't want to hear the truth. Who knows?"

Yet the mainstream media could have used this to show division in the Republican ranks- they didn't cover it either, wow...
Totally agenda driven when the Independent film @ the Sundance Film Festival in Utah higlighted a documentary titled, ‘Mitt’....and when I google it, yahoo it or go to FOX's website...mumm is the word.

Romney questioned how he was winning when his rallies drew 200 supporters while Ron Paul’s were drawing 20,000.
In the final moments of the film, Romney states to his staff what his campaign managers said to him: In some ways, we kind of had to steal the Republican nomination. Our party is Southern, evangelical and populist. And you’re Northern, and you’re Mormon, and you’re rich. And these do not match well with our party.”

CNN, MSNBC, FOX all seem to drive points that lead to subjective analysis, which usually is imbalanced, so people come away knowing one side of a story really friggin well, then dismiss the rebuttal because it was placed in a packaged labeled with a negative connotation: Liberal or Conservative...WTF...and this is what our press has come to?

[brocktonblockbust]

IMO- The media, press on cable & internet really comes across as a business for bias.

Too many adjectives in their stories; hoping to steer the masses in favor/opposition. Before I can decide to call a crime 'heinous' or not, they've already affixed it or justified it...

Its the Taste-makers. Telling you what to feel.

[SlimTrae]

IMO- The media, press on cable & internet really comes across as a business for bias.

Too many adjectives in their stories; hoping to steer the masses in favor/opposition. Before I can decide to call a crime 'heinous' or not, they've already affixed it or justified it...

Its the Taste-makers. Telling you what to feel.

All-day-all-night. 24-sev...365...

[TitoFan]

Bottom line: Giving lots of press to terrible events is a good thing, IMO. We can't be ostriches with our heads in the sand while atrocities are becoming a daily way of life. We need to be horrified, indignant, and angry. Maybe someday something will be done. What? I don't know. If I did, I'd be running for government office.

But I agree that the press needs to stick to reporting the news, not making opinions on it. That's what editorial pages are for. Years ago there was a local clash between university students and police, and some students ended up getting hit with batons and stuff like that. A local paper splashed the headline "Police Brutality". Who the hell are they to pass judgment on an event? Just report the facts and move on.

[Beanflicker]

I say they are not as interested because they are so overworked, poorly educated, and want to watch their favorite show. In turn that is a reflection on society. America has the poorest vacation laws, fewer labour rights, yet the news will sit there and tell you DOW Jones matters! It's absurd. It has zero connection with reality. Now stick on some terror? It is a sick game to rile up those who do not pay attention.

Well you're talking about institutional problems, not problems with the press.

The old saying is true, "if it bleeds, it leads".

But that is a lie as you ignore those that die through your own weaponry.

Obviously there is a proximity bias with all news. I'm Canadian. A mass shooting in Canada will carry more emotional attachment to me than a mass shooting in the States. A mass shooting in my home town will carry more emotional attachment to me than a mass shooting elsewhere in Canada, ect ect.

That goes for everyone, with no exceptions.