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Dittos to that...
Then the "professional journalists" took over.
Fox News is suffering the same fate, as the wheel of history continues to turn.
Actually, I find this pretty typical. We play with new toys a lot more than than old ones.
When I first got cable, I watched ESPN and CNN all the time. I watched silly things like Australian Rules football late at night on ESPN and wall to wall of the DC Air Florida Crash on CNN.
Then I moved and my new cable had CourtTV. I had quit watching CNN much at all and ESPN other than sports I was actually interested in. But I begain watching trials and trial stories which was a show with a one hour recap of famous trials they showed. I saw a lot of the Mendez brothers etc. But then I tired of CourtTV and cases that really did not matter even famous ones.
Then my cable added FNC. So I watched lots of news stories on Fox. It was amazing to see somewhat old fashioned straight new reporting. But like you after awhile, Britt Hume has become the one thing I watch all the time. I watched a lot of History channel at this time too.
Now some of it is me and the new toy effect. Some of it is how these stations evolve all fighting for ratings. One great example has been the evolution of the Arts and Entertainment Channel into the Trash and Entertainment Channel with Gottis and Bounty Hunters.
As for Fox, they have not changed that much. Certainly missing attactive people are somewhat newworthy. And it is something to pass the time between serious stories that the public will pay attention to. And the battle of the Dim idiot v. the GOP backer in political segments can grow tiresome too.
Hey, lighten up. There's a new story to make us forget Aruba. Katrina.</sarcasm>
Brit Hume is my fav. I trust him more than any of 'em.
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My mom has been following Aruba every day.
It's the new soap opera.
Definitely a woman thing.
This may be true, but I think FNC is the only thing driving this case. If FNC gave up on it, Aruba would have told the girls mother to take a hike.
If people didn't like it they wouldn't tune in. Says more about society today than just the valueless, irresponsible, money hungry news networks/media outlets.
In my opinion television and others in the so-called "entertainment" industry ARE the source of much of the misery today and have been for 40 years.
This big "reality TV" thing today is nothing but a gold mine for the elite media conglomerates used to showcase the stupidity/gullibility of the "little people". Imagine having a TV program where you don't have to pay "stars" a million an episode but still pull down the same advertising dollars.(hmmm, sounds like outsourcing, doesn't it?)
Surprised I haven't heard the actor unions up in arms over this. Hopefully they'll realise they're are all getting hosed and they'll all go on strike, get the techie unions to do the same and force the whole industry to shutdown...
....and in doing so save this country a lot of misery.
We listen to Rush then Brit. The only two serious shows on the face of the earth.
The Decline of Fox News
Quantitatively per the ratings,
No
Qualitatively per the feedback,
Yes
Something's happening in Aruba?
Seems to me that many people here don't want to admit they watch Fox News...for fear of being labeled a radical right-winger by their lefty friends.
It's the same mindset that afflicts those RINO's in Washington, trying to get along with Tim, Katie, et al.
I TiVo Brit and Cavuto. I'll sometimes watch Shep if I want some "lite" news or to have something on in the background while I'm checking out FR on the den laptop.
How about Nancy Grace on CNN.
Rush Limbaugh, Brit Hume, Mark Styne and Charles Krauthammer. Everybody else is just window dressing. Ann Coulter and PJ O'Rourke I find merely entertaining. JMHO of course.