Comments on: Scandal in the Wind http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:35:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Whistler Blue http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11550 Whistler Blue Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:47:21 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11550 At one point last week, while reading a story about terrorist explosions in Iran, I noticed the list of "most read" stories on the Fox News website. Eight of the 16 stories were about Anna Nicole Smith, and 6 of the remaining 8 were "man bites dog" type oddities. Getting news off the web is almost as "pure" a market as there is; you can find stories about Bush's impending Iran disaster almost as easily as you can about dead celebrities or cheetah attacks. I wish I could write this off as Fox News viewers, but I'm guessing something similar was happening at cnn.com, msnbc, etc. At one point last week, while reading a story about terrorist explosions in Iran, I noticed the list of “most read” stories on the Fox News website. Eight of the 16 stories were about Anna Nicole Smith, and 6 of the remaining 8 were “man bites dog” type oddities.

Getting news off the web is almost as “pure” a market as there is; you can find stories about Bush’s impending Iran disaster almost as easily as you can about dead celebrities or cheetah attacks. I wish I could write this off as Fox News viewers, but I’m guessing something similar was happening at cnn.com, msnbc, etc.

]]> By: ChrisV82 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11549 ChrisV82 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:41:24 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11549 It's because CNN, like myself and many other people, enjoys watching people <a href="http://willdo.philadelphiaweekly.com/archives/2007/01/know_your_barba.html" rel="nofollow">be stupid</a>: <i>When stuff like this happens I blame God. Look at all the prayers that we sent to God to heal Barbaro so he could live a long happy life. When he died today a part of me died with him. That is why I felt and sort of still do that God let me down... Why pray when he doesn't listen? I am glad that Barbaro is not in pain and I am not mad at anyone. I feel for all of them and I know there are a lot of tears in this world today. Where the heck is God now? That is my question.........</i> It’s because CNN, like myself and many other people, enjoys watching people be stupid:

When stuff like this happens I blame God. Look at all the prayers that we sent to God to heal Barbaro so he could live a long happy life. When he died today a part of me died with him. That is why I felt and sort of still do that God let me down… Why pray when he doesn’t listen? I am glad that Barbaro is not in pain and I am not mad at anyone. I feel for all of them and I know there are a lot of tears in this world today. Where the heck is God now? That is my question………

]]> By: greg http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11548 greg Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:33:46 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11548 <blockquote>I think you've finally jumped the shark.</blockquote>Really? I thought I jumped the shark a year and a half ago.

I think you’ve finally jumped the shark.

Really? I thought I jumped the shark a year and a half ago.

]]> By: FreedomByChoice http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11547 FreedomByChoice Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:36:13 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11547 Greg, I think you've finally jumped the shark. Greg,
I think you’ve finally jumped the shark.

]]> By: Uncle Mike http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11546 Uncle Mike Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:03:56 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11546 Ratings shouldn't matter in news programs. At all. Ratings shouldn’t matter in news programs. At all.

]]> By: Doobie http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11545 Doobie Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:48:08 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11545 Exactly. Unlike the good old days, the news business is less about news and more about business. Exactly. Unlike the good old days, the news business is less about news and more about business.

]]> By: mdhatter http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11544 mdhatter Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:44:33 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/02/09/scandal-in-the-wind/#comment-11544 Yeah, but when they did that for Princess Di, Oxygen beat them in the ratings. business is business Yeah, but when they did that for Princess Di, Oxygen beat them in the ratings.

business is business

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