I think she was calling for equal coverage. News reporting via instant access has become competitive to the point that ratings, or which news outlet gets the most hits, matters more to corporate owners of news media. Sensationalism attracts the most internet hits, and corporate investors, who likely have no concept of ethical reporting a…
I think she was calling for equal coverage. News reporting via instant access has become competitive to the point that ratings, or which news outlet gets the most hits, matters more to corporate owners of news media. Sensationalism attracts the most internet hits, and corporate investors, who likely have no concept of ethical reporting and are driven by attracting advertiser revenue (based on the ratings) do not care. I expect most reporters were taught about ethical reporting, but unfortunately they no longer seem to rise to the top in order to enforce fairness. Yes, everything should be reported, and everything includes all viewpoints.
Margaret, it’s the “if it bleeds, it leads” reporting—a term first “coined by journalist Eric Pooley, in 1989, for an article he did in the New York Magazine – “Grins, Gore and Videotape. The trouble with Local TV News” (quote popped from online search), as did this interesting article:
I think she was calling for equal coverage. News reporting via instant access has become competitive to the point that ratings, or which news outlet gets the most hits, matters more to corporate owners of news media. Sensationalism attracts the most internet hits, and corporate investors, who likely have no concept of ethical reporting and are driven by attracting advertiser revenue (based on the ratings) do not care. I expect most reporters were taught about ethical reporting, but unfortunately they no longer seem to rise to the top in order to enforce fairness. Yes, everything should be reported, and everything includes all viewpoints.
Margaret, it’s the “if it bleeds, it leads” reporting—a term first “coined by journalist Eric Pooley, in 1989, for an article he did in the New York Magazine – “Grins, Gore and Videotape. The trouble with Local TV News” (quote popped from online search), as did this interesting article:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/201106/if-it-bleeds-it-leads-understanding-fear-based-media