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"News organizations tend to overdo reporting of sensational stories like the Kobe Bryant trial and are more concerned with ratings than substance."
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We have received feedback on this issue from people all across America. Review the graph to the left for a quick snapshot of the responses received to date, or read the responses below.
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Eleanor, GA
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September 16,2003
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I think the media overdoes everything. the good , the bad , and the ugly
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Adam, NY
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... it comes down to pretty faces
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September 16,2003
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I grew up in Eastern Europe where the News, was no more than a stream of some local and international headlines. Once or twice a day. The idea of the News as presented by American media at first was very appealing to me. It wasn't just news, it was a show of sorts which offered information as well as more of a personal touch from the news anchors. For the several past years however, the usual sources of news such as CNN, Fox, NBC and alike have been permanently erased from the list of programs or networks I would feel compelled to watch or regard as source of news. Obviously they're a business and much like any business, one needs to make money. They do that with ratings and audience. It has however become too much for me to bare. It truly comes down to sensationalism, pretty faces and "people you can trust". These days in my early 30's when I want the news I want to find out what's going on, not be constantly bombarded with what one celebrity did to another.
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Dianagr, ME
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September 16,2003
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The best TV We've seen for awhile....One horrible example is the Levy...Gary Condit case.....adultery..is one thing that man was put out of political (popular in his home state)office by the media ????? What about the imbeded media in Iraq.....can't wait to here what really was going on..... Did media need ok by the commanders before news was sent out.... Good Show we'll watch again''''''
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Christine, MI
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September 16,2003
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Yeah! Finally someone is saying what I have thought for a long long time! Thank you!
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Leigh, NY
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... avoid the constant coverage
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September 16,2003
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I understand reporting that someone has been arrested. After hearing that, I don't want to hear anything else except whether or not she/he is guilty and what the punishment will be. The media keeps saying that it's what the public wants but I personally change the channel to try to avoid the constant coverage of whatever the most recent bone is. It's getting harder and harder to find stations that don't say something about it. I spend a lot of time on PBS, TLC, HGTV, A&E and the History channel. I rather learn about what they have to tell me than what "the news" has to tell me.
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John, TN
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... Couldn't they find one who wasn't a media person ...
September 16,2003
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I think we forget that the media companies are publicly traded entities that are only answerable to the shareholders. While I believe that this PBS show did try to be objective, isn't it interesting that the people they chose to comment on the media's bias were ALL media people themselves. Couldn't they find even one person who wasn't a media person for that last discussion segment?
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Barbara, NY
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... sensationalism
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September 16,2003
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One reason I rarely watch TV news is the sensationalism of coverage. A particular annoyance is when nothing has changed in a story and news anchors interview supposed "experts" on every hypothesis in the book. Who cares???
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Isabel Rey, LA
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... miss really important stories
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September 16,2003
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It is amazing! We spend our time watching dead ladies, sensational trials and miss really important stories like the mess in Afghanistan, the rise of the Taliban, the environmental messes created by the administration and the growing deficit. the current FCC is clueless and is only interested in making money for the big stations and not serving the small markets at all. If it were not for PBS, we would never know what is going on. P.S. Mike Powell is clueless too.
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Dan Brayal, TN
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... many worthy subjects
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September 16,2003
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There are many trials everyday in this country. Focusing on one or two for whatever reason is NOT NEWS. It's not educational and there are too many worthy subjects yet to be covered to waste our time with details of a particular trial.
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September 16,2003
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