Comments for The Observer-Examiner http://observerexaminer.com Understanding Our Times Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on John Holdren New Science Czar by Glenn Beck Attack Obama’s Administration « Emptysuit http://observerexaminer.com/2009/08/14/john-holdren-new-science-czar/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Glenn Beck Attack Obama’s Administration « Emptysuit Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:24:43 +0000 http://observerexaminer.com/?p=148#comment-10 [...] administration Science Czar, John Holdren said, “The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge.  They must design [...] [...] administration Science Czar, John Holdren said, “The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge.  They must design [...]

]]> Comment on Where Have All The Journalists Gone? by D.M.E. http://observerexaminer.com/2009/08/10/where-have-all-the-journalists-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-8 D.M.E. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:31:15 +0000 http://observerexaminer.com/?p=68#comment-8 While tuning out and turning off the TV is a legitimate response to the journalistic theater that now dominates cable and broadcast TV news programming another approach is indeed to email network managers and on-air personalities challenging them to include in their “news” hours real hard news segments and relevant investigative journalism. The lack of hard news and relevant investigative journalism is the direct result of the network news division becoming a department of the entertainment division and the sad fact that news program ratings are generally very low (what does that say about the American public?). So what we get then is journalistic theater and what journalism there is might better be called advocacy journalism; usually on the liberal side of any issue. D.M.E. Editor While tuning out and turning off the TV is a legitimate response to the journalistic theater that now dominates cable and broadcast TV news programming another approach is indeed to email network managers and on-air personalities challenging them to include in their “news” hours real hard news segments and relevant investigative journalism. The lack of hard news and relevant investigative journalism is the direct result of the network news division becoming a department of the entertainment division and the sad fact that news program ratings are generally very low (what does that say about the American public?). So what we get then is journalistic theater and what journalism there is might better be called advocacy journalism; usually on the liberal side of any issue. D.M.E. Editor

]]> Comment on Where Have All The Journalists Gone? by Jeff Elmquist http://observerexaminer.com/2009/08/10/where-have-all-the-journalists-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Jeff Elmquist Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:10:39 +0000 http://observerexaminer.com/?p=68#comment-6 You definitely hit the nail on the head! Seems like the "journalists" are much more interested in maintaining ratings than in actually reporting news. Take the Keith Olbermann / Bill O'Reilly feud. See this L.A. Times article (published in the Entertainment section, mind you): http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-cable15-2009aug15,0,1144120.story They spend more time attacking each other than they do reporting on the issues; basically reporting what the other one said, then ranting and raving about why the other is wrong. No journalism - just entertainment; very similar to all those "reality" shows. Hmmmm... So what's the answer? What should our response as intelligent citizens be? Just refuse to tune in? Email Olbermann and O'Reilly? I don't know what good anything other than a severe drop in viewer ratings would accomplish. You definitely hit the nail on the head! Seems like the “journalists” are much more interested in maintaining ratings than in actually reporting news. Take the Keith Olbermann / Bill O’Reilly feud. See this L.A. Times article (published in the Entertainment section, mind you):

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-cable15-2009aug15,0,1144120.story

They spend more time attacking each other than they do reporting on the issues; basically reporting what the other one said, then ranting and raving about why the other is wrong. No journalism – just entertainment; very similar to all those “reality” shows. Hmmmm…

So what’s the answer? What should our response as intelligent citizens be? Just refuse to tune in? Email Olbermann and O’Reilly? I don’t know what good anything other than a severe drop in viewer ratings would accomplish.

]]> Comment on Town Hall Meetings by Jinny http://observerexaminer.com/2009/08/13/town-hall-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Jinny Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:33:24 +0000 http://observerexaminer.com/?p=122#comment-5 observerexaminer.com - da best. Keep it going! observerexaminer.com – da best. Keep it going!

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