ArnoldRobert Greenwald's Brave New Films vol. 1
SO I do'nt actually believe that we are on the doorstep of war with Iran, but I have no doubt that we have been moving, subtly and not so subtly, in that direction for years. And i also believe there is a dangerous game of follow the leader being played by American new networks, more prevelent in smaller issues. The notion that fluff "news" shows like Entertainment Tonight hae modeled themselves on the look and feel of news networks to lend themselves credibility is well known. Most obviosuly they are modeled on the look of CNN. But now new networks like CNN see them as competition for those advertising dollars, so they have turned the game around and covring stories that are meant to be on fluff news. I see news pieces of Owen Wilson, Paris hilton, Brittany Spears every day on CNN, it's unbelievable and I think it's the result of a financial follow the leader happening in hte news world. It's kind of silly. Anyhow that was just supposed to be a preface to my posting of this video, it's pretty heavy handed but it has a very valid point. FOXnews is free to whaever they want as the independent establishment they are, you don't have to agree with them, I don't, but they are free to do there biased silly "news" shows, but what you can do is tell the other news stations that it's no ok to emulate them, because you don't support that... I don't know I'm not very good at this sort of thing, watch the video, it's interesting. Greenwald's Brave New Films is trying to get people to take action, I'm not telling you to, but I think that at least seeing both sides and being educated on what's happening behind the scenes in the news world is important.
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A very frightening trend because there are people that actually believe what they see on TV. Worse still rather than do their own research they are happy to be told what to think.
War is such a complex issue that has now been simplified in a Hollywood cowboys and indians way.
The public seems to want the Fox news style of reporting black and white, good guys vs bad guys technique because to report both sides means audiences would have to think and make up their own minds.
Media propaganda is nothing new but before it used to be much more subtle, which could be viewed as more harmful. What really disturbs me is that the stations are now advertising agendas as something to be proud of. I dont think journalism was ever that objective but with the need to make $$ it seems that opinionated reporting is deriguer now.
Personally I believe there is an exception to every rule, except for the power of money and thats what this all comes down to. If audiences didn't tune in and up the ratings for trash news shows then quality coverage would still be around.
A Brave New 1984 World
Film & TV on DVD
A very frightening trend because there are people that actually believe what they see on TV. Worse still rather than do their own research they are happy to be told what to think.
War is such a complex issue that has now been simplified in a Hollywood cowboys and indians way.
The public seems to want the Fox news style of reporting black and white, good guys vs bad guys technique because to report both sides means audiences would have to think and make up their own minds.
Media propaganda is nothing new but before it used to be much more subtle, which could be viewed as more harmful. What really disturbs me is that the stations are now advertising agendas as something to be proud of. I dont think journalism was ever that objective but with the need to make $$ it seems that opinionated reporting is deriguer now.
Personally I believe there is an exception to every rule, except for the power of money and thats what this all comes down to. If audiences didn't tune in and up the ratings for trash news shows then quality coverage would still be around.
A Brave New 1984 World