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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts) Thu Sep 4, 2014, 06:39 PM Sep 2014

I'd guess 50 to 75 percent of US news content consists of press releases

The "news" you get consists of PRESS RELEASES that are outright marketing and in subtler form, spinning. WTF do you think the media can produce with NO REPORTERS? Remember when newspapers and etc. had reporters? Investigative reporters? They're gone. Downsized.

These jackwits print & broadcast whatever press releases they fancy. They just farm their goddam email inbox.

I challenge you to watch your local morning news: Fire, press release about apple, murder, press release about another big brand, etc. repeat repeat repeat.

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I'd guess 50 to 75 percent of US news content consists of press releases (Original Post) elehhhhna Sep 2014 OP

I never watch local news. upaloopa Sep 2014 #1

I would rather watch local news bigwillq Sep 2014 #2

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

1. I never watch local news.

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 06:43 PM

Sep 2014

You are right it is mostly marketing and PR.
My mother-in-law watches it and has her nose in People magazine and similar mags. She can tell you all about the newest diet study or pain relief product.

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

2. I would rather watch local news

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 06:45 PM

Sep 2014

than the network or cable news.

I like when they tell the story--just the facts.

I can't stand cable news because I can't stand the yelling and screaming and the talking over each other like the shows on during prime time.

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