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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMaybe we could start a separate forum for people to complain about MSNBC/CNN TV News hosts all day long?
Since some people insist on watching them (yes, they make bad choices) and complaining about them every damned day.
Let's clear some of this fluff out of GD.
Give them their own forum to whine about the latest interview or comment from the idiot talking heads.
It's a good idea whose time has come.
Autumn
(48,855 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)Give them the playground of their own.
Then when they have more productive things to say they can post in GD.
Autumn
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Those OP' s go away. DU is every members 's playground. Some people like to click on those.
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,228 posts)Autumn
(48,855 posts)Dennis Donovan
(31,059 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)Think. Again.
(22,456 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)mobeau69
(12,257 posts)I dont do forums.
CousinIT
(12,356 posts)by circumstances. That Kristen Welker interview was shown on all the networks/shows - unavoidable if your TV was on at all. And yes it was FUCKING annoying.
hlthe2b
(113,162 posts)I cannot imagine that she gets great ratings but then I don't get how he got ANY.
hlthe2b
(113,162 posts)And I suspect enough of us are taking more "breaks" from political coverage to make this an insignificant issue right now. But, going after those who kiss the ring (talking you, Mika/Joe) is absolutely necessary if we are to salvage ANY credibility in the media and not fall to Fascist propaganda.
ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)It's the Howard Stern effect from the 80s/90s
Ratings showed that people that liked Stern Listened to him for an avg of 15 minutes a time
People who hated him listened for 23 minutes.
Thats when the networks on TV and radio learned to love "hate watching"
Tracking it on social media is easier than ever.
They see Laura Ingraham trending because people are flaming her online and Fox loves it.
MSNBC loves it when we flame Tur, Welker, Andrea Mitchell etc
That only means we were watching.
Eyeballs are the only thing they care about.
I work in Hollywood and everything I just said in gospel here.
hlthe2b
(113,162 posts)So, YEAH, they ARE noticing. Even if the occasional host is reamed here. It is the lack of eyeballs as you say that is going to impact them. Whether annoyance, anger, or sheer burnout, it is happening. For good or ill.
ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)They don't deserve my business or time.
calimary
(89,279 posts)And, of course its double-plus-good when those eyeballs mean people watching - and potentially spending money their way(s).
ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)calimary
(89,279 posts)How many eyeballs on the screens, and how many fannies in the seats.
Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)For the Bernie Sanders Admiration Society that's been all over GD this week to 😶
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,228 posts)krawhitham
(5,060 posts)speak easy
(12,595 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(7,156 posts)calling out lies and standing up for truth.
Martin68
(27,303 posts)kerry-is-my-prez
(10,228 posts)Its the only news network that is reporting what is going in. I just ignore Joe and Katie - problem solved.
Initech
(107,924 posts)I'd personally rather chew glass than watch a bunch of talking heads spew their manufactured opinions at each other.
doc03
(38,925 posts)or CNN, haven't watched either since Nov 6.
ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)Initech
(107,924 posts)Don't miss it one bit!