tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post7346594947219814508..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Why People Hate the MediaJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-31610545644859918742021-05-16T16:51:43.085-04:002021-05-16T16:51:43.085-04:00@Shadow
Agreed - this is a large and complex topi...@Shadow<br /><br />Agreed - this is a large and complex topic, with answers changing both depending on the what kind of 'media' you are specifically talking about, <i>and</i> with the consumer.<br /><br />For example, when I feel hate toward media of one kind or another, it's usually for things like engaging in yellow journalism, cynically manipulative practices, etc. I cannot stand media whose primary reason for being is to make money (rather than to produce productive and valuable discourse (with making money being a secondary necessary evil), and which goes about making money in awful, scummy ways. Too many media outlets of all kinds care little for truth, principle, fairness, etc, and only care about ratings, page views, "engagement", and other profit metrics.<br /><br />None of that is addressed by Cowen in his (overly) "simple hypothesis".G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-65205646493320370612021-05-16T10:55:02.882-04:002021-05-16T10:55:02.882-04:00I don't have a particular feeling about "...I don't have a particular feeling about "Media" because the word covers too much ground, many different interests, and all kinds of personalities. Cable news, major newspapers, bloggers like Cowen, and social media like twitter and Facebook, are guaranteed to each evoke a different feeling in me. As too status of guests, television always skews things.<br /><br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com