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Jay crystallizes the media situation and the change
Posted on January 12th, 2009
Jay Rosen explains beautifully both why the media maintains its limited range of acceptable views and what’s shifted. Jay gives us a great frame for understanding this, drawing on Daniel Hallin’s work.
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Nice explanation but I think it leaves out a key issue — profit motive. Media organizations are BUSINESSES trying to garner ratings, journalistic principles be damned. This explains why CNN showed a water main break with rescue efforts and plugged it as “national news”.