"So, news corporations don't pay for in-depth investigations. They're too expensive. The Watergate investigation would never happen today - too risky, too expensive."
It's also about ratings and advertisers. There will always be in depth reporting, Every news station wants the next big story. If anything, it's actually more competitive for reporters out there in this day and age of the 24hr cable news channels. Hell just look at CBS, they didn't care about the facts... they just thought they had a big story during an election year and it ended up biting them in the ass. But hey, at least they took a risk. And the majority of media have always had to answer to advertisers no matter what, so they were always for profit. I don't recall too many mainstream news outfits not being for profit. There is nothing new there. In other words.. not really news worthy.
I think the real problem with news outlets is that they wear their party affiliation on their sleeves. No longer do they report the facts, they also give you an opinion. Oh, And anyone who thinks this practice is exclusive to FOX is blind.
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Date: 2005-01-11 03:22 am (UTC)It's also about ratings and advertisers. There will always be in depth reporting, Every news station wants the next big story. If anything, it's actually more competitive for reporters out there in this day and age of the 24hr cable news channels. Hell just look at CBS, they didn't care about the facts... they just thought they had a big story during an election year and it ended up biting them in the ass. But hey, at least they took a risk. And the majority of media have always had to answer to advertisers no matter what, so they were always for profit. I don't recall too many mainstream news outfits not being for profit. There is nothing new there. In other words.. not really news worthy.
I think the real problem with news outlets is that they wear their party affiliation on their sleeves. No longer do they report the facts, they also give you an opinion. Oh, And anyone who thinks this practice is exclusive to FOX is blind.