Is it Possible for TV News to Thrive Without Exploiting Fear?

By Internet Video Gal on Nov 16, 2008 in Blogroll

TV news sucks. I do not know anyone who likes the way TV news operates.

One of the biggest complaints you hear about TV news is that it is overly pessimistic and negative. TV news is depressing! Stress relief gurus actually tell their followers to turn off the TV news because it just leads to negative emotional energy.

TV Newscasters claim EVERYTHING is a crisis. They love to point out how wicked and deadly the word is. BE AFRAID!!!! BE VERY AFRAID!!!!! always seems to be the underlying message.

Having worked in the field of TV news for a quarter of a century, I have tons of opinions on this subject. TV News sucks for a lot of different reasons. I got so tired of the garbage I got out of the business entirely. It wasn't just that so many stories were hyped to the point of absurdity, but also because show biz considerations completely ruled. No one cared about journalism, especially top management. All that mattered was how fancy, spectacular and entertaining we presented our "news."

There's a great thread about this very subject going on right now at The Friday Traffic Report, Jack Humphrey's blog about all things traffic. Jack is one of my main mentors on the Internet and the Friday Traffic Report contains tons of incredible information, all for free.

Since debating the quality of TV news is one of my personal favorite subjects, I thought I'd do this quick blog post in order to expand the debate over at the Friday Traffic Report. Here's the link. Go put your two cents in!

TV News Debate at the Friday Traffic Report

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