Iraqi's found in torture house, tell of Brutality

[CptStern]

a boat load of people were saved from the a sinking ocean liner

or

hundreds of people drowned in a sinking ocean liner



which is the truth? answer: they both are


which is more important?

 

[Dag]

What would bring in more ratings? The people drowning. And then, when everyone is enthralled in the fact that so many hundreds drowned on this ocean liner, BAM! you throw in the boat load of people who were saved.

 

[Glirk Dient]

but the news isnt inherently "good" or "bad" ..it's reporting what happens ...if a child is saved by a last minute bone marrow transplant ..it makes the news ..sure the latest speech by the pres may bump it but that's the nature of corporate owned news ...they're there to make a buck, nothing else ..read the articles I supplied

The bone marrow example...doesn't make the news in U.S. If it did it would be on for 10 sec and off to something else. The "bad" news I am talking about is crime, murder, war and often politics(can be good, but gets 1/2 a second unless it's a huge issue). We don't see much good news, like what you mentioned, or anything else positive happening.

The news channels are all businesses out there for money. How do they get money? From sponsors. Sponsors want the news to have as many viewers so they can advertise. The news wants as many sponsors as possible so they use news that will catch people and hook them on watching. What news does this? Breaking news, unbelievable stuff, things that keep peoples interest. People being saved in a boar will keep attention for a few seconds, hundreds of people drowning can go on days. The news would tell us every detail of the event, until it lost interest and something new came up.

 

[Dag]

We need to get back on topic. :rolling:

 

[CptStern]

What would bring in more ratings? The people drowning. And then, when everyone is enthralled in the fact that so many hundreds drowned on this ocean liner, BAM! you throw in the boat load of people who were saved.

but the people who died is the story ..the people who survived is the lesser part of the story ...because they survived

 

[Glirk Dient]

That still isn't good news...people won't bring it up in a conversation as "Oh, did you hear about those people who survived the boat accident where hundreds drowned" They will say "Did you hear about the boat crash where hundreds died?" survivors aren't the interesting point, it's not different enough to stick out to people.

 

[Foxtrot]

That still isn't good news...people won't bring it up in a conversation as "Oh, did you hear about those people who survived the boat accident where hundreds drowned" They will say "Did you hear about the boat crash where hundreds died?" survivors aren't the interesting point, it's not different enough to stick out to people.

Exactly, 9/11 was all about the people who died, not the ones or narrowly excaped.

 

[Dag]

Thats why terrorists can gain so much power. If they create an event were mass death, destruction, or chaos, the Media will be right on top of it, and the stations will all rush for prime time to report this mass loss of life, destruction, ect. But if terrorists tried to spread thier message by donating to cancer funds, planting more sequias, ect., they would not be a very widely known group. (Or as wide as they want to be.)
And anyway, we need to get back on topic.

 

[CptStern]

Thats why terrorists can gain so much power. If they create an event were mass death, destruction, or chaos, the Media will be right on top of it, and the stations will all rush for prime time to report this mass loss of life, destruction, ect. But if terrorists tried to spread thier message by donating to cancer funds, planting more sequias, ect., they would not be a very widely known group. (Or as wide as they want to be.)
And anyway, we need to get back on topic.

it worked for gandhi

 

[CptStern]

That still isn't good news...people won't bring it up in a conversation as "Oh, did you hear about those people who survived the boat accident where hundreds drowned" They will say "Did you hear about the boat crash where hundreds died?" survivors aren't the interesting point, it's not different enough to stick out to people.

you miss my point

 

[bliink]

Get on topic now!

 

[K e r b e r o s]

you still believe it didnt happen, despite the mountain of evidence that proves you wrong

I still believe its a scandal considering the mountain of stuff from both sides. How it remains to be set in stone, im still waiting for.

how would that play out overseas? it's not like it sells itself on reporting bad news about the US

CNN needs to be more equal-oppertunity basterdizing like it used to be -- its still pretty equal in its news (militants blew up, soldiers blew up), but I think it could use some additional stories.