There is only ONE truth in commercial TV media. All other "truths" bow to it. That is that there is a mountain of money involved and you can bet that NONE of your news entertainers say anything that does not support the goal of making money for thier prospective companies.
In a Prime Time hour of broadcasting there are 36 30 second slots.
American Idol charges $400,000 for one 30 sec commercial broadcast.
60 Minutes gets $98,000 for a 30 sec spot.
20/20 ...$72,000
Glenn Beck brings in about a million per week.
Depending on ratings and who the core audience is , a network news broadcast can get $25,000 per 30 seconds and up. That is a minimum of $750,000 revenue for a 60 minute broadcast.
That is the only truth that matters.
Those of you that get caught up in the talking heads personalities quickly lose sight of where the "news" comes from and who decides what IS newsworthy.
As far as content which is what most of you get your panties twisted up over ...The Becks...and Obermanns have practically nothing to say about it. They read a script just like the actors do on your stupid sit coms.
You people arguing over who is telling the truth be it Beck or Obermann are ******* idiots. There IS NO TRUTH. There is ONLY what the networks believe will keep your attention. Along with the missing blonde stories there is another aspect to our modern "news" and that is what IS NOT SHOWN. There is a whole influence peddling industry going on behind the scenes centered on WHAT IS NOT SHOWN.
For some industries it is worth more to kill a story than to run an ad. This kind of activity reaches a fever pitch come election cycles. That is the time deals are cut and politicians must sell thier souls to the media to get elected by promoting thier ads and just as importantly making sure the dirty laundry does not get air time.
Truth? Nigga....Please!!!!!
