Comments on: Breaking News or Broken News?

By: direct quotes

direct quotes — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:30:37 +0000

Leading story. I am officially tuning out of all mass media “newscasts” as nothing more than the advertising sales vectors they are.

By: Dean Shareski

Dean Shareski — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:22:21 +0000

But at some level, if we are the news, do we share in the responsibility?

By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:15:44 +0000

For what, Dude? this has nothing to do with you, I don’t blame you, was just reporting how I got to the news “source”

By: Dean Shareski

Dean Shareski — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:50:55 +0000

Sorry. :(

By: Russ Goerend

Russ Goerend — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:58:04 +0000

I first heard about Tiger’s accident from ESPN.com. The headline was “Tiger in car crash, serious condition.” No idea how quickly they reported it in relation to BNO or CNN, but ESPN was just as wrong.

It sure sounds like the misinformation is coming from Tiger’s camp. http://bit.ly/5mmJ1t The real problem I see is who is in “control” of the news flow. Sure, BNO (and CNN and ESPN) were wrong, but they were misinformed. “News,” after all, is just the spreading of information. Hard to blame BNO, et al. for reporting the information they were given.

I’m with you, D’Arcy. Much like campaign finance reform (possibly a weird companion) I don’t see these folks calling themselves out and cutting their own funding altruistically.

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:44:03 +0000

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By: Jason Kern

Jason Kern — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:41:30 +0000

“I wonder how things would be different if newscasts were somehow prohibited from running advertising or accepting sponsorship.” I actually think that would make little difference in today’s world of wanting to be famous. I think though the mighty dollar is almost always at the root, fame seems to be even more valuable these days.

It seems as though it is the “breaking” part that is broken. Eventually the story comes around to the correct one even before the morning paper arrives. I do think it is an important skill to learn and to teach our students.

Funny we heard the ‘news’ from the same source.

By: D'Arcy Norman

D'Arcy Norman — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:23:12 +0000

as a followup, I wonder how things would be different if newscasts were somehow prohibited from running advertising or accepting sponsorship. The demand to be first at all costs (thereby attracting advertising dollars) would be lessened. Perhaps quality could improve. What if news was somehow reframed as a public service that stations performed as part of their licensing of public airwaves? What if the need to be sensational and dramatic was removed? Why does a newscast need DRAMATIC MUSIC INTRODUCTION, and DRAMATIC GRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS etc… It should be just the news. Not Twitter read by someone in a suit. Not advertising poorly disguised as news (or worse – consumer guides…)

I’ll get off the soapbox. I’m tired of being yelled at (and whispered at) by advertisers from every conceivable angle.

By: D'Arcy Norman

D'Arcy Norman — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:19:24 +0000

THANK YOU. This was (a) not news. (b) incorrect and inaccurate. and (c) irrelevant to anything. This was the leading story on the evening news. No mention of, say, Iranian protests, or Rwandan genocide, or IED in Iraq or Afghanistan. Tiger gets cracked in the head with a golf club. Leading story. I am officially tuning out of all mass media “newscasts” as nothing more than the advertising sales vectors they are.