tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post6304687620044779557..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: who's behind it?Rain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1436887416439563882016-10-28T06:00:45.470-07:002016-10-28T06:00:45.470-07:00Which explains the 60 second soundbites. In the ca...Which explains the 60 second soundbites. In the case of this election though, they've gone beyond that to deliberately weight their stories. For those on the left that might seem great. But news should not do that whether you like it or not. They are assuming if people truly understand all the ways the Clintons have profited from their public life and private foundation that they might not vote for her. I think they might given the alternative but at least they would know what they were getting. As it stands, she says right wing conspiracy and lefties close their eyes. The revelations of how Bill and Hillary got those huge speaking fees from those who would want favors in the future should be taken into account when voting. The mainstream media has no right to put out all the bad on the one side and ignore it on the other.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-51863243601757761212016-10-27T22:52:31.422-07:002016-10-27T22:52:31.422-07:00I think a lot of news media caters to a different...I think a lot of news media caters to a different level of viewers than they once did before news departments began to be expected to be profit makers, too. Many other factors come into play, also, but, to some extent, the media is also responding to what much of today's populace wants. I don't think a lot of people want to spend much time engaged in critical thinking. <br />joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-37764213118325759332016-10-27T12:48:04.647-07:002016-10-27T12:48:04.647-07:00Yes, and it takes a lot to get beyond them, Harold...Yes, and it takes a lot to get beyond them, Harold. Like how many Americans have read the wikileaks to judge for themselves whether they matter? A few and they are not so thrilled with the Clintons gaining more power. Some of us will have to vote for her anyway, based on the issues, but at least we do know. Many don't want to know.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-84129651431110464842016-10-27T10:46:02.500-07:002016-10-27T10:46:02.500-07:00Of course, you're right, and I have no idea wh...Of course, you're right, and I have no idea what to do about it. Ever since News Departments were lumped in with Entertainment Divisions it's been about ratings and ad sells, and news be damned. <br />I still browse for news from offshore providers and bloggers, but the nature of man is we experience and relate things through our own filters. Especially when it comes to commentary - which I usually wish they'd leave out - it seems that inevitably the bias of the reporter must show through. I wish they'd put the camera on the subject and let me be the judge but that's not why they pay a commentator so I'm going to have him or her telling what they think I saw and heard.<br />So we see the lurid played over and over <i>ad nauseum</i> and we see and hear nothing that might offend advertisers. Serious mindful viewers aren't really their target demographic anyway.Harold/AQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325704348378951011noreply@blogger.com