Comments on: The Most Embarrassing Night in American Television News History: On a Monumental News Day CNN’s Larry King Interviews Paris Hilton http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639 Helping to Bring the Truth to the People Sat, 25 May 2013 10:02:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: msheekhah http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639&cpage=1#comment-5768 msheekhah Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:37:30 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639#comment-5768 Benjamin Franklin said that democracy cannot function without a fully independent press. However, with the advent of TV and Radio, the cost to entry for independent press has reached levels that only publicly traded companies can afford. Then, the responsibility of a publicly traded company is to increase the profit of their shareholders while not breaking any laws. Thus, the news media have no LEGAL obligation to report the news. Their only LEGAL obligations are to make more money and not piss off the FCC. In both cases, "in the public interest" are defined by the government and big business. Land of the free and home of the brave? No, land of free tv and the home of the brave corporate and government thugs who sit behind their cozy desks with every local, county, state, and federal agent ready to protect their asses from the outraged american public. Benjamin Franklin said that democracy cannot function without a fully independent press.

However, with the advent of TV and Radio, the cost to entry for independent press has reached levels that only publicly traded companies can afford.

Then, the responsibility of a publicly traded company is to increase the profit of their shareholders while not breaking any laws.

Thus, the news media have no LEGAL obligation to report the news. Their only LEGAL obligations are to make more money and not piss off the FCC.

In both cases, “in the public interest” are defined by the government and big business.

Land of the free and home of the brave? No, land of free tv and the home of the brave corporate and government thugs who sit behind their cozy desks with every local, county, state, and federal agent ready to protect their asses from the outraged american public.

]]> By: binladensucks http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639&cpage=1#comment-5767 binladensucks Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:43:59 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639#comment-5767 I agree but people watched the Paris Hilton thing didn't they? millions of people actually. Its not CNN thats the biggest problem, its that millions of more people would rather watch a report about her then about horrors in Iraq. To give CNN credit, they are doing a very good special on Homosexuals, that will hopefully gain for acceptance for them. I agree but people watched the Paris Hilton thing didn’t they? millions of people actually. Its not CNN thats the biggest problem, its that millions of more people would rather watch a report about her then about horrors in Iraq. To give CNN credit, they are doing a very good special on Homosexuals, that will hopefully gain for acceptance for them.

]]> By: worldman http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639&cpage=1#comment-5766 worldman Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:51:24 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639#comment-5766 Yep. This article embodies the essence of this website! To typify how my local news does stories: throughout the day they will slip a one-second video with a comment how they'll reveal all at 5 or 11. Then when it finally happens, the newscasters will usually talk over it, flub their lines, make one lose interest, etc. It was all tomfoolery from the beginning. An example of the dumbing-down of Americans. As TV viewers, we are really uninteresting to the presenters. They already know how stoopid we are, and continue to perpetuate it..., to perpetuity. Yep. This article embodies the essence of this website!
To typify how my local news does stories: throughout the day they will slip a one-second video with a comment how they’ll reveal all at 5 or 11. Then when it finally happens, the newscasters will usually talk over it, flub their lines, make one lose interest, etc. It was all tomfoolery from the beginning. An example of the dumbing-down of Americans. As TV viewers, we are really uninteresting to the presenters. They already know how stoopid we are, and continue to perpetuate it…, to perpetuity.

]]> By: catlover http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639&cpage=1#comment-5765 catlover Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:16:08 +0000 http://tvnewslies.org/blog/?p=639#comment-5765 As always, you nailed it, Jesse. I've emailed CNN to tell them how disgusted I am. As always, you nailed it, Jesse. I’ve emailed CNN to tell them how disgusted I am.

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