tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post7110895049029468377..comments2023-09-23T00:38:53.296-07:00Comments on Money and Such: The News Driven EconomyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-76812728431207937652009-11-25T23:53:03.576-08:002009-11-25T23:53:03.576-08:00Not pretending I have an answer for that one, and ...Not pretending I have an answer for that one, and I don't expect that news reporting will change any time soon (or ever), but my point is that if the "news" is going to be crappy, you need to protect yourself and not fall prey to its traps and sensationalist reporting.Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742366461186295248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-31261499202328532052009-11-25T23:18:04.027-08:002009-11-25T23:18:04.027-08:00I think this is an interesting problem without an ...I think this is an interesting problem without an immediate solution. We want news to be motivated by truth and, if we're feeling adventurous, justice. But, in reality, its motivated by profit. Thus, they print whatever will draw the readership, as you said. But how do you remove profit from the equation? How do you make people want different things from their news? So far, education hasn't helped much... I like to think of public media being the alternative, but you always have the potential issues of bias due to either government or private contribution... I just don't know!Kimberlee Stienshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894679824873709457noreply@blogger.com