Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Cronkite Speaking About News
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/07/cnna.cronkite/index.html
fairly insightful interview by wolf blizter speaking to walter cronkite on cnn. the transcript is interesting because as cronkite goes further into the conversation he starts to take subtle hits at dan rather. wolf blitzer too starts to ask if part of rather's problem was a desire of wanting to be part of the news instead of just reporting it.
the interview makes one wonder about the media as an industry that has crossed over from news into entertainment.
we have become so engrossed by a good smile and bloody photo that we often forget that what is missing in the news we are watching is substance. we don't question enough the perspective that we are being given, the facts that are being put forth, and the bias that the reporter may have in any story.
this is why mainstream media gets in such a tizzy about blogs, they cannot admit that they are no different than any other communication vehicle. that there is always a human element to a story and the way in which the story is portrayed is as much up to the reporter or producer as it is to the person or event the news is supposed to be about.
fairly insightful interview by wolf blizter speaking to walter cronkite on cnn. the transcript is interesting because as cronkite goes further into the conversation he starts to take subtle hits at dan rather. wolf blitzer too starts to ask if part of rather's problem was a desire of wanting to be part of the news instead of just reporting it.
the interview makes one wonder about the media as an industry that has crossed over from news into entertainment.
we have become so engrossed by a good smile and bloody photo that we often forget that what is missing in the news we are watching is substance. we don't question enough the perspective that we are being given, the facts that are being put forth, and the bias that the reporter may have in any story.
this is why mainstream media gets in such a tizzy about blogs, they cannot admit that they are no different than any other communication vehicle. that there is always a human element to a story and the way in which the story is portrayed is as much up to the reporter or producer as it is to the person or event the news is supposed to be about.
// posted by Zevchi @ 1:56 PM 
