Hmm, might explain a lot
In today’s Chicago Tribune, John Kass has an entertaining column regarding Mayor Daley’s ongoing tiff with the Tribune Co. and it’s effects in various newsrooms. One comment stuck out:
Drama is easier for TV than contextMethinks that applies to more than just TV news, it explains a lot about the crap that keeps appearing in prime time. Moreover, when you consider how dependent upon TV most Americans are to get their information about the world, it further explains somewhat why true debate—in the sense of calm discussions that try to resolve an issue—are so woefully infrequent.