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In response to "if america wanted real journalism, they'd be happy to provide it...." by x

They shouldn't be giving them what they want but what they need. That's a big problem that they refuse to acknowledge.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Sep 28 '14, 08:38

Their job isn't to provide entertaining programing for everyone but to report the news and tell us what we need to know about what is going on here and around the world.
They have failed us for far too long.

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i don't think that's the reality. these are businesse, not public service providers... - x Sep 28, 08:43 5
- The news division is not where they're supposed to be making a profit. Networks make their money other places and news is usually a loss or breaks - Krusty Sep 28, 08:59 4
  - we'll just have to disagree. personally, i think you're looking for a model that is long gone in the u.s...... - x Sep 28, 09:06 3
    - The model in the 50s and 60s is a historical aberration. -- nm - Reagen Sep 28, 09:20
    - Downhill since Murrow. But it just gets worse and worse with not one organization or station to standing up for what's best for the people of America - Krusty Sep 28, 09:13 1
      - because standing up would likely mean losing audience to the others. and there's the rub....nm - x Sep 28, 09:15

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They shouldn't be giving them what they want but what they need. That's a big problem that they refuse to acknowledge.

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