How to Fix the News
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How to Fix the News
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#2This American Life, while excellent, has very little to do with news. Perhaps you could compare it to a typical human interest story. But its goal is clearly not to provide information on current events.
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#3This American Life, while excellent, has very little to do with news. Perhaps you could compare it to a typical human interest story. But its goal is clearly not to provide information on current events.
I clearly say I'm talking about their episode "The Giant Pool of Money" which was very clearly a news show, co-produced with NPR News.
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#4This American Life, while excellent, has very little to do with news. Perhaps you could compare it to a typical human interest story. But its goal is clearly not to provide information on current events.
I clearly say I'm talking about their episode "The Giant Pool of Money" which was very clearly a news show, co-produced with NPR News.
Ah, missed that. Sorry.
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#6"Together, these three points seem like the recipe for a genuine news show: intelligent, comprehensive, and entertaining. And yet, I can't think of a single thing that follows them."
Isn't this the concept behind 60 Minutes? Frontline, 20/20, John Stossel, etc. also follow a similar model. These shows are all both high quality and popular.
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#7"Together, these three points seem like the recipe for a genuine news show: intelligent, comprehensive, and entertaining. And yet, I can't think of a single thing that follows them." Isn't this the concept behind 60 Minutes? Frontline, 20/20, John Stossel, etc. also follow a similar model. These shows are all both high quality and popular.
They definitely were, once upon a time. 60 Minutes has lost its edge over time; I'd say they never really recovered from the episode with Brown and Williamson (dramatized in the movie "The Insider"). I don't know when 20/20 disintegrated, but when I see it now, I can barely distinguish it from Dateline NBC, which is little more than a new cartoon for children.
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#8"Together, these three points seem like the recipe for a genuine news show: intelligent, comprehensive, and entertaining. And yet, I can't think of a single thing that follows them." Isn't this the concept behind 60 Minutes? Frontline, 20/20, John Stossel, etc. also follow a similar model. These shows are all both high quality and popular.
They definitely were , once upon a time. 60 Minutes has lost its edge over time; I'd say they never really recovered from the episode with Brown and Williamson (dramatized in the movie "The Insider"). I don't know when 20/20 disintegrated, but when I see it now, I can barely distinguish it from Dateline NBC, which is little more than a new cartoon for children.
Like any show, 60 minutes has its ups and downs, bad stories and good. But on the whole I still watch it and find it very high quality and well produced.
Other news(y) shows I like (some of the time): Q&A (on C-SPAN), Charlie Rose, Sunday Morning, and Meet the Press.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
They definitely were , once upon a time. 60 Minutes has lost its edge over time; I'd say they never really recovered from the episode with Brown and Williamson (dramatized in the movie "The Insider"). I don't know when 20/20 disintegrated, but when I see it now, I can barely distinguish it from Dateline NBC, which is little more than a new cartoon for children.
Like any show, 60 minutes has its ups and downs, bad stories and good. But on the whole I still watch it and find it very high quality and well produced. Other news(y) shows I like (some of the time): Q&A (on C-SPAN), Charlie Rose, Sunday Morning, and Meet the Press.
I second the Charlie Rose show. It's not outstanding, but I'd say it's the only TV show in America that attempts serious interviews.
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#10It's a bit more subtle than that. Consider Wall Street Journal. It does not fit the general "decline of the news" theme, and for a good reason -- it's a great product. It is getting harder and harder to sell bad products, convenient delivery is no longer sufficient for success.