2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(13,783 posts) Tue Oct 18, 2016, 11:10 AM Oct 2016

Do you think the media is beginning to learn from its mistakes?

Remarkable things I've heard on air (not exact quotes).

There are no bombshells in the Wall Street transcripts. Just some evidence that Clinton was not as harsh in her criticism as Sanders supporters would like.

The Podesta e-mails are interesting to beltway junkies, but there's nothing of interest to most of America.

If the Podesta e-mails show one thing it's that John Podesta is a (wish I could remember the exact phrase... but controlled, polite.... stuff like that.)

Would that they had been that sensible way back when.

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Do you think the media is beginning to learn from its mistakes? (Original Post) LAS14 Oct 2016 OP

We won't know for another 23 days... When the 2020 race begins. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #1

Learn what? Mika Oct 2016 #2

If they've learned to report that there's no news, instead... LAS14 Oct 2016 #3

I noticed last night that CNN referred to this as "a firestorm" ailsagirl Oct 2016 #4

Ummm. Like it or not, they are corporations... Mika Oct 2016 #6

You mean feeding the outrage junkies until it gets down to crunch time? bigbrother05 Oct 2016 #5

No, they are solely interested in ratings n/t etherealtruth Oct 2016 #7

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

1. We won't know for another 23 days... When the 2020 race begins.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 11:16 AM

Oct 2016

Mika

(17,751 posts)

2. Learn what?

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 11:43 AM

Oct 2016

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

3. If they've learned to report that there's no news, instead...

Reply to Mika (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 12:31 PM

Oct 2016

... of whipping up a "scandal" when there's no news. To say, as Biden said, "There's no there there."

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)

4. I noticed last night that CNN referred to this as "a firestorm"

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 12:32 PM

Oct 2016

Really?

Mika

(17,751 posts)

6. Ummm. Like it or not, they are corporations...

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 12:40 PM

Oct 2016

... their fiduciary responsibility is to maximize profits for the shareholders. We've already heard the the head of NBC is loving the profits ... in campaign ad revenue, viewership, and reduced diversification of news coverage (saving $$$).

Their job, like for-profit insurance, is to reduce coverage, and increase profits.

I don't understand how anyone doesn't get this. Get out your Orwell.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)

5. You mean feeding the outrage junkies until it gets down to crunch time?

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 12:34 PM

Oct 2016

Watching more than 2 minutes of any of the other 17 GOP candidates would have boosted HGTV viewership, not the "news" networks. The $2B free airtime for Trump just hooked viewers for them. Now they know a Trump administration would be disastrous for the economy and he's handed them even more fuel to amp up viewership.

There is no fire in the smoke being blown at HRC, so they'll continue to fan the flames of Trump's burnout.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

7. No, they are solely interested in ratings n/t

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 12:44 PM

Oct 2016

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