Sender: LECLERC YVES <•••@••.•••>
•••@••.••• wrote:
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(Quoting me:)
>news editors ... are basically moved by three factors, none
>of which is acceptable as a basis for fair information of the public:
>a) Personal likes, dislikes and beliefs.
>b) Advertising and commercial considerations.
>c) Sensationalism.
Probably even more important than these is:
d) assumptions about what is considered to be "news"
e) assumptions about what can people be expected to read
Much deeper and more important in most media selection than the overt
use of power and influence -- and even the craven anticipation of power and
influence-- are the common, generally-accepted definitions of what kinds of
things are real, what kinds of information is palatable for a particular
public, and what in fact constitutes "information." (...)
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Quite right, but you're digging deeper here in the workings of the
information mechanisms of our societies than I intended too. After over
30 years in this trade, I have to agree... and it tends to bolster rather
than weaken the rest of my argument.
Thanks.
Yves Leclerc Dead-End Democracy? or open-ended government...
Montreal, Quebec
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