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Monday Oct 15, 2007
Fox News
This is not a new thing for me.
Do you ever look at headlines on your favorite news site and wonder why this is news? Fox News is my favorite. Maybe because I am a liberal person, or maybe because I find the site more entertaining than informative sometimes.
As of 2 PM on this lovely Monday afernoon. The most read stories were as follows:
- Embattled Calif. Dentist Says Breast Rubs Necessary
- Girl Dies in Tragic Homecoming Parade Accident
- Police: Hunter Finds Retirees' Skeletal Remains in Kentucky
- Boyfriend Charged in Brutal Murder of Ex-Girlfriend in Stamford, Conn., Hotel
- Al Qaeda Dealt Devastating Blow in Iraq
- Kate Middleton Photographs Ignite Prince William Engagement Rumors
- Overhead Television Camera Falls Onto Field During Saints-Seahawks Game
- Amish Boy, 12, Run Over and Killed by Horse-Drawn Wagon
- Fisherman Sets Record, Catches 844-pound Shark Off Florida Panhandle
- Michael Jackson Gives Bahraini Prince Royal $$$ Pain
- Pop Tarts: What 'Funny' Things Must a Guy Do for Jessica Biel?
- Forecast: Sex and Marriage With Robots by 2050
- FBI Monitoring Al Qaeda Activity in Northern New Jersey
- NASCAR Fans Don't Take Kindly to Immunization Alert
- Rush Limbaugh Earns Big Money From Senate Letter Chastising Him
- Houston Couple Charged With Abusing, Starving Boy They Kept Locked in Attic
When I went browsing through these subjects, it brings me back to discussions we have had in Reporting. What makes news NEWS? They say, "if it bleeds, it reads," but reading through these headlines I think more along the lines of "If it reads, it leads." Stories no longer have to be hard news, they just have to be interesting. Our society loves the gore, the awkward, the "what the heck were they thinking" kind of news. Fox News is simply keeping themselves alive.
So to you Fox News...keep up the good work. Yes, the good work is no longer the hard hitting news, it's this awkard stuff that reads on your website.
Posted at 02:10PM Oct 15, 2007 by Hilary L Dunn in News Site | Comments[1]
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I love the commentary on the American public that exists here. This is proof of our hypocrisy. We complain and complain about the news, and then look what we read most! Wow! While sure, some might argue that if they didn't provide this junk we couldn't feast on it, I'd have to also question if they aren't just giving us what we want, and by that I mean what we really want instead of what we say we want. Hmmm...
Posted by Jamii on October 23, 2007 at 09:49 AM CDT #