CNN

[Doug Millison]

I guess it depends on how you define "depth". Working within the parameters
of an advertiser- or corporate-supported business model, some U.S. mass
media outlets sometimes give us surprising depth and detail and perspective
on some subjects -- not often, but every once in awhile, on selected
topics. I don't agree with the blanket statement that "The media is not
your friend, just your publicist"; sometimes that's true, sometimes not,
it's far more nuanced than that. For books, unfortunately there's nothing
on U.S. TV like France's "Apostrophe," which sells a lot of books and also
manages to discuss them, and the ideas they present, in some depth, and at
the same time claims a large and enthusiastic TV audience.

Cordially,
Doug

At 1:09 AM 6/9/97, MantaRay at aol.com wrote:
>>it's difficult to imagine a U.S. mass media news outlet treating Pynchon in
>>any sort of depth, or with any sort of sensitivity
>
>It's difficult to imagine U.S. media treating anything with depth; that
>really isn't their job. Their job is to sell: what they sell is up to the
>watcher. Remember, that's paid airtime. If you expected anything else from
>CNN, you're giving them more credit than they deserve. CNN is always "CNN
>confirming CNN."
>
>Remember, they are run by a serious cowpoke who's latest gig is Southern
>historical revisionism, "Runnin' Rebels," "George Wallace," and blatant pig
>worship, "David" and a couple of others I can''t think of right now.
>
>The media is not your friend, just your publicist.
>
>MantaRay, who is writing so much so he doesn't kill his sister who's singing
>at the top of her lungs in the shower

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