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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
(49,020 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
(10,333 posts)Autumn
(49,020 posts)Dennis Donovan
(31,059 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)Think. Again.
(22,456 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)mobeau69
(12,465 posts)I dont do forums.
CousinIT
(12,753 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
(114,693 posts)I cannot imagine that she gets great ratings but then I don't get how he got ANY.
hlthe2b
(114,693 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
(114,693 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
(90,812 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
(90,812 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
(10,333 posts)krawhitham
(5,089 posts)speak easy
(12,598 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(8,037 posts)calling out lies and standing up for truth.
Martin68
(28,072 posts)kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)Its the only news network that is reporting what is going in. I just ignore Joe and Katie - problem solved.
Initech
(109,269 posts)I'd personally rather chew glass than watch a bunch of talking heads spew their manufactured opinions at each other.
doc03
(39,184 posts)or CNN, haven't watched either since Nov 6.
ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)Initech
(109,269 posts)Don't miss it one bit!
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