Jules and the CNN pix -Reply

[Tom Gorman]

John: Trust me: I don't think everything I see in the media is "rigidly true."
Nor, however, do I assume a conspiracy where I can't see a motivation.
It's difficult to see how the momentary titillation of a small segment of the
population (Pynchon fans) translates into "big bucks" and ratings for a
network like CNN. (I don't think the Pynchon story is comparable to a
product-safety expose like the one you referred to.) It seems to me we
would do well to keep in mind that the vast majority of the population
doesn't give a rip about our beloved TRP and that therefore a huge media
outlet like CNN wouldn't really get a lot of mileage out of pulling a Pynchon
hoax.