Washington Via Satellite
July 5, 2008
What has happened to cable news?
When I get home from work I like to watch the news. I can usually get home and watch ABC World News but for whatever reason the other night I was only able to get to the TV after 7pm. I figured I’d just catch some cable news instead.
- MSNBC: Talking heads (I didn’t stick around to see what it was about).
- CNN: Lou Dobbs ranting about something (didn’t he used to do business news?).
- FOX: Talking heads disguised as reporters delivering the news (when the video part is under a minute and the reporter talks for five minutes, this is not news).
I know, I’ll check Headline News, they always had that same no-frills news format… nope, some dude grilling the governor of Louisiana for ten minutes about the news (when did they start doing “shows”?).
Where do people tune to get news anymore on TV… Who are these people that like this news format of non-stop “experts”… Since when does news need so much commentary from people not actually involved in the stories?
In my dream world there would be something like ABC World News at 7:00pm (just tell me what happed today) and then a “Marketplace for TV” at 7:30pm (tell me what happed today in business and tell me a interesting story about something).
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