There's a war going on, a new Congress, an immigration problem, and a rebounding economy. Yet the top stories are Britney Spears' hair and Anna Nicole Smith's baby. Is this what the Founding Fathers envisioned when they drafted the First Amendment?
2007-02-20 09:27:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Unfortunately the media will dish out whatever fodder the polls or print sales indicate attention/ratings. Quality and importance are not first considerations.
2007-02-20 09:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by KirksWorld 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their priority is to be mediocre and appeal to as much of the mass as possible.
2007-02-20 17:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sensationalism, spin, and money.
2007-02-20 17:36:57 · answer #3 · answered by justbeingher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
...i agree, people dont notice it.
2007-02-20 17:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Archangel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cash were the money is...........
2007-02-20 18:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by troble # one? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋