the "news"

To my eyes and ears, the "news" in the US has grown into something that more closely aligns with entertainment than news. Even CNN is now focused on the most rediculous stories for hours lately. Headline news rarely covers anything headline worthy. US journalists are falling into the same trap, with the assumption being that many readers don't even recognize it, let alone recognize and complain about it. So, what the heck am I on about? here's an example:
GM Death Spiral!!!

This guy slams GM for a host of invalid reasons, and uses rhetoric to keep audience interest not facts. This kind of "news" is why GM will continue to have problems, because it legitimizes what many uninformed people have conjured up about GM's problems. It helps to cement incorrect bias into popular opinion, and keep everything in a catch 22 cycle, since "the news" gave it credibility. Yeah, this is basically a transcription of the conversations being held by many group of folks around the US right now, who really don't know the contexts and issues, but are using their "common sense" to discuss extremely complicated business scenarios. Worse yet, many get their simplistic view into GM via convoluted representations like this from folks they hear it from. Which will likely keep them from buying a GM product - eys most people are followers. (baa...baa)

Objectively rated, what this writer put forward is next to nothing -- mostly inflammatory opinion, and populist rhetoric. A thoughtful reader should be asking why would the "news" be so heavily biased. Well, I can assist...Microsoft, behind MSN Money, sponsor of this freelancer, has a large partnership with Ford. Am I being a little too conspiracy theory paranoid...maybe, but the guys article is just so over the top.

So to end...where's the journalistic integrity of the US news organizations today? Praise the lord for the BBC. To quote Neil Young, "A man needs the BBC".

Malibu whoo-hoo

This is a top notch TV commercial. Long overdue, GM's going beyond the obvious with Chevy advertising. Good on ya, general - good product, and marketing.

Mailbu Ad

so, that makes 2 things I'll watch on network TV - The Office, and this ad. fyi - NBC's running the office full episodes on nbc.com

also, will rhapsody save tivo? curious on some comments from those in the know.