tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939714755599732145.post5872962216918531735..comments2024-02-28T16:44:24.763-08:00Comments on Attack Ads!: Episode 62: No News Is Bad NewsAd Attackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132731139417333073noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939714755599732145.post-78464965318743771582016-09-22T21:31:05.892-07:002016-09-22T21:31:05.892-07:00"Stunning!?" I have arrived! *Squee!* ..."Stunning!?" I have arrived! *Squee!* Thank you!<br /><br />And yes, once one becomes aware of just how screwed newsrooms have become, the type of coverage suddenly makes more sense, sadly. Very, very sadly.<br /><br />What's worse, I hope to make the case that this is not accidental, not the mere side effect of corporate capitalism and its continuing cutting of expenditures.<br /><br />We'll see how well I make that argument.Ad Attackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132731139417333073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939714755599732145.post-59821819920994886112016-09-22T07:23:13.996-07:002016-09-22T07:23:13.996-07:00Pretty stunning stuff. (Well presented too!) The...Pretty stunning stuff. (Well presented too!) The factors you discuss here explain a lot about the current election. Seems to me this year that, worse than other years, the articles that people cite as reasons to vote for one Presidential candidate or the other are just opinion pieces and puff pieces, comparatively little real investigation and unearthing of facts this year than other years... almost like the articles everyone is citing have been written by one candidate or the other's PR office. Hmmmmm. Meanwhile very few articles appear, compared to other years, about local candidates and local propositions and so forth. Almost as if _those_ PR offices couldn't afford to put out nearly as much material as the Presidential campaigns. Hmmmm.Thomas Daultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253366531662635642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939714755599732145.post-31382624012939395242016-09-22T07:22:47.289-07:002016-09-22T07:22:47.289-07:00Pretty stunning stuff. (Well presented too!) The...Pretty stunning stuff. (Well presented too!) The factors you discuss here explain a lot about the current election. Seems to me this year that, worse than other years, the articles that people cite as reasons to vote for one Presidential candidate or the other are just opinion pieces and puff pieces, comparatively little real investigation and unearthing of facts this year than other years... almost like the articles everyone is citing have been written by one candidate or the other's PR office. Hmmmmm. Meanwhile very few articles appear, compared to other years, about local candidates and local propositions and so forth. Almost as if _those_ PR offices couldn't afford to put out nearly as much material as the Presidential campaigns. Hmmmm.Thomas Daultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253366531662635642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939714755599732145.post-65459806254124192562016-09-15T17:55:39.159-07:002016-09-15T17:55:39.159-07:00Ah, I remember you saying that, but thought it was...Ah, I remember you saying that, but thought it was some kind of deeper and more insidious incursion. Sad how slowly this kinda thing gets out. Now if someone would only make a few podcasts about how journalism is failing us....oh wait ;-)thefuturefarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246070159095060553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939714755599732145.post-21194259920207472632016-09-13T22:13:13.221-07:002016-09-13T22:13:13.221-07:00Thank you, Kind Listener! "A little too much...Thank you, Kind Listener! "A little too much" is just enough love for me.<br /><br />As to your link, yes, I'm sadly familiar. It was included in <a href="http://attackadspodcast.blogspot.com/2015/09/episode-37-sound-of-one-hand-applauding.html" rel="nofollow">Episode 37</a>, after all, just about a year ago.Ad Attackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132731139417333073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939714755599732145.post-18129466242055343082016-09-13T17:37:12.922-07:002016-09-13T17:37:12.922-07:00Not sure if you've seen this, but read and wee...Not sure if you've seen this, but read and weep http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/09/adblock-plus-starts-selling-ads-but-only-acceptable-ones/<br /><br />PS love your podcast....a little too much and use its content to argue with my uncles all the timethefuturefarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246070159095060553noreply@blogger.com