I follow several news site and media and i noticed something, that trash talk is paying a lot, i'm thinking of Jeff Fillions in Quebec or Don Cherry in toronto or Barbarra Kay. Those people create a lot of turm oil and lawsuit but what ever happen they never seem to loose there job. What i'm worry is that they start to compete again each other in order to gain more people to listen to them.
Trash talk in the media seem to be lucrative.
Thu, 2011-10-13 18:25
#1
Trash talk in the media seem to be lucrative.
Thu, 2011-10-13 19:06
#2
Well, that's been going on for a long time, Lefauve. If you follow American media to any degree, you'll see that the MSM is eager to give the podium to any nut job that comes along.
Some of it is due to ratings chasing, but I think a lot of it also has to do with poisoning politics and civil discussion so that all we have is noise and coherent message can be brought forward. This helps to keep the population divided, and the establishment in power.
It's not as "in your face" in Canada, but I note Tom Flanagan was on Evan Solomon's infomercial "Power and Politics" again today, so letting the loonies to the podium is happening here.
Thu, 2011-10-13 19:31
#3
Yeah! I know it not new and at the same time it getting worst, i think that we really need a pan canadian press board to manage all the media and blog. The media are not only attacking politician or known public personnallity but also the ordinary Joe.
Like in quebec city when Jeff Fillion started mocking a guy who got a huge collection of Chrismas light, he manage to record the guy why he was displaying his light, the poor guy genuisly show his collection thinking that they got a real interest for the light.
It look more like a predator seeking a victim for his next meal that journalism.
Thu, 2011-10-13 19:44
#4
Well, I've heard and seen worse. The best 'board' for shock jocks is usually consumer action. Turn off the program, or if need be, contact the companies that advertise on the show and register your objections with them-- letting them know that in your mind, thier "brand" is linked with something objectionable.
I am more concerned these days with less obvious challenges to journalistic ethics-- like the too close relationship between editors and reporters with 'public relations' firms. Follow an issue where a corporation has a stake against the public, and follow the news reports. You can sometimes see which reporter is working for what P.R. firm if you watch closely.
I am not sure we need a board or regulations to tackle that particular problem. Maybe the criminal court is, under fraud?
Thu, 2011-10-13 19:58
#5
I am more concerned these days with less obvious challenges to journalistic ethics-- like the too close relationship between editors and reporters with 'public relations' firms. Follow an issue where a corporation has a stake against the public, and follow the news reports. You can sometimes see which reporter is working for what P.R. firm if you watch closely.
I am not sure we need a board or regulations to tackle that particular problem. Maybe the criminal court is, under fraud?
On that i'm not that worry, the internet provide acess to foreign media i'm able to read news from many country, personnaly my source comme from GB and france. It allow me to have several point of view on the same topic. Epecially when it come from economical question.
Fri, 2011-10-14 02:19
#6
"there's no such thing as bad publicity"
conflict makes people pay attention, and that's what networks want.