MaggieMae
Reality bits
- Apr 3, 2009
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So eyeballs become the defining factor? Strange. I don't care what news program I have on (CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, the Sunday talk shows), I'm never plunked in front of the screen. I'm much more into actually listening to what they're saying. Unless of course it's some sort of show and tell.
Yes. Viewership for TV (or listenership in the case of radio and readership/subscribers in the case of print) is one of the key metrics for media success. It is the basis for setting advertising rates - or cable licensing fees.
It's not surprising that the former Elite Media are anti-Capitalist. They haven't found a way to adapt to technological innovations which are affecting their business models; nor have they updated their programming to respond to the democratization of information exchange. They are locked into the Top Down Messaging of the Old Oligarchy.
You mean CNN's female reporters need to be made up and dressed up so that they look like they'll crack if touched? Does Fox have an equivalent to Barbara Starr?
Fox News Channel Anchors (FNC) - Female - Page 1