This is pathetic

[Hutzpa]

The President is in Russia discussing real issues affecting this country's present and
future innovation, and all we get from the M$M is MJ's memorial.

This is lazy reporting at its finest, (don't get me wrong, I love Michael too) this is
ridiculous.

My question is; Who is responsible?








Edit: To add Owners/Corporate

[YOY]

1. Other

Owners/Corporate.

[TahitiNut]

2. Advertising department.

:shrug:

[denem]

3. I go for Researhers, because they don't have a job description.

[Democracyinkind]

4. Other

Consumers. We pretty much get what we deserve.

Forgive me, it's a rainy day.

[greguganus]

7. I agree. Consumers. The majority will watch MJ over President Obama. n/t

[spanone]

30. very little choice...

[Hutzpa]

9. You have a point

but we don't have a say on the matter, as consumers we do not control over programming.






Edit: change to programming, sorry for the confusion.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

12. i disagree

when consumers of media pay attention to something, the media pays attention back. if there were no ratings to be had in showing this crap the media outlets would change in a heartbeat!

sP

[Hutzpa]

19. That came out badly

I meant to say "we do not have control over programming" individual network controls
what they considered to be essential viewing for consumers and thats where the problem
lies, with them choosing the type of programming that we can see, it puts us (consumers)
in a non competitive position.

[Democracyinkind]

13. True... But the ultimate power lies with us. If no one watched TV, they'd all go to hell.

Not that I'm promoting this kind of action or anything.

also, I don't want to contradict you. We have no say in it, except in the ultimate way: just stay away from it.

Not a nice choice. :-)

[ProdigalJunkMail]

11. Indeed...

we are a culture obsessed with celebrity...this is what we get...

sP

[Obamanaut]

5. deleted - bad link

[ZombieHorde]

6. The two most important things in our society is feeling safe and entertainment.

MJ is an entertainer, so he gets the coverage.

[ixion]

8. Other: All of the Above

they all choose to participate in the charade.

[Hutzpa]

10. I'll add that so we can have a more

open discussion.

[csziggy]

14. It's amazing - CNN had a short bit about the stock market dropping

But then said, "We won't be able to cover more of this because of the Michael Jackson coverage."

C'mon, the MJ event is big, but the economy is bigger and more directly relevant to more people even if they do not want to admit it.

[TreasonousBastard]

15. How about the public? 1 1/2 million tried...

to get tickets to the deathfest but who gives a shit about Obama and Russia? Try educating your fellow citizens on what you think should be their proper priorities and see how far you get before whining about the news.

BTW, I do not bother with much TV news and have heard and read much about the Russia trip. Lots of other stuff, too, with not too much about that dead Jackson person.

[Cant trust em]

16. If people weren't eating it up with a spoon, they wouldn't be feeding us

As soon as people stop caring about Michael Jackson, they'll stop covering it.

[JimWis]

17. Consumers.

[kiva]

18. Didn't vote, because 'consumers' isn't a choice.

No viewers, no advertising money, no media coverage.

[Echo In Light]

22. Where that doesn't hold up is when one examines how M$M has shaped the public mind accordingly

Big biz doesn't just sit back and allow public demand to determine the course, it spends gazillions annually on psychology based PR marketing and propaganda that saturates the fabric of the corporate culture's social landscape. So it isn't quite enough of an explanation to suggest it merely lies w/consumer demands - not if the consumers have been culturally brainwashed from birth to prioritize and value the poison jive corp America offers.

[Hutzpa]

23. Consumers isn't a choice(?)

yes, did you read my thread or you are here to pontificate.

[kiva]

27. Ummm...pontificate may not mean what you think it means.

Sorry, didn't realize that you were the twentieth? thirtieth? hundredth? OP writer who pretends to ask what people thought about the circus, but really just wants to complain about anyone who disagrees. You all should really just put that in the titles of the threads, it'll keep out us riff-raff.

[Mz Pip]

20. The people

who want this on - and that is a lot of them. Although this hasn't quite reached the epic proportions of the Princess Diana funeral, it's pretty damn close.

[Taverner]

21. Other: The enemy is US

Not you and I specifically, but the American Television Viewing Audience

The ATVA is dumbed down - these are the folks which "Small Wonder" was aimed at

[lpbk2713]

24. Last night Letterman said Failin knows the Prez is in Russia ...

... she could see him from her porch.

[Catherine Vincent]

25. Can't believe some of you bitching and moaning because

people from all over the world want to mourn the passing of someone. Whether you like it or not, this is a big event. Do you all know what you look like? He will be buried today okay and all of this will be over, okay? You will get your media back.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

26. Dead celebrities sell more deoderants and soft drinks than world events do.

And, certainly require less thought.

[anigbrowl]

28. Just for perspective...

we see a lot of Chinese TV in my household (because my in-laws like to sit in the kitchen watching Cantonese TV). Even the Chinese channels have been full of MJ retrospectives. Now, I don't think they're part of a big right-wing media conspiracy. As a matter of fact, even their regular content consists of small amounts of news and lots of cheesy light entertainment. Crap media isn't a big conspiracy, it's just what a lot of people like to watch at the end of the day, even people from the other side of the world.

[spanone]

29. if only michael was in moscow......

[Fire1]

31. Listen. If I had to sit through day after day of full blown

coverage of 'ronnie,' which I refused to do, btw, I can damn sure sit through the memorial and 'reporting' of someone who meant alot more to me than ronnie did.