Newstainment - Cable News Goes for the Oomph.
World and I, April, 2003 by BREYER, RICHARD
It's a long way from network to cable news shows, where hosts are as likely to talk about the latest reality series and the George Bush windup doll as they are about the "hard news" events of the day.
The challenge for the news networks is to balance the public desire for information with a tendency for excessiveness.
--Associated Press
In addition to changing the viewing habits of many Americans, the cable networks are also altering the definition of news, blurring that once clear line between entertainment and news. In the old days, journalists reported on the economy, war, and peace. Today, it's about which bachelor was booted by the bachelorette on ABC's current "reality" series, a popular George Bush windup toy, and who's wearing what...
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