Re: TV

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:30:32 -0500 "Dan Billings"
<billings@suscom-maine.net> writes:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Faneuf" <tklaundry@juno.com>
> To: <billings@suscom-maine.net>
> Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 8:10 PM
> Subject: Re: TV
> 
> 
> > I am old enough to remember when every space launch was covered 
> wall to
> > wall (the entire flight from lift off to splash down and beyond) 
> today,
> > these things get bumped to the B or C segment of newscasts, most 
> people
> > don't know when there is a shuttle in orbit, couldn't name the 
> shuttle
> > and certainly can't name the crew (recent Columbia event 
> excepted).
> 
> Do you seriously think every space launch should get covered wall to 
> wall
> now?  At some point, technological improvements stop being news.  
> Kitty Hawk
> was big news.  A plane taking off today at Logan is not.
> 
> > but if it's more
> > important to you to see reruns of your CBS and NBC programs then I 
>  am
> > happy they are accommodating you.
> 
> I didn't say it was more important.  I just don't think continuous 
> coverage
> adds that much.  Maybe it could if they did it better, but quantity 
> does not
> mean quality.  Americans can be fully informed with regular updates 
> and news
> programming that summarizes and analyses what has happened.  It is 
> not
> critical that we see on a map every fire that is burning as soon as 
> it
> happens.
> 
> People also need some down time.  For those that don't have cable, I 
> think
> it is useful for there to be some alternative programming on some of 
> the
> channels so there is an alternative to constant war coverage.
> 
> > the dumbing down of America
> 
> Having some balance does not equal dumbing down.  A few minutes of
> basketball instead of war coverage is good for our collective mental 
> health.
> Maybe you should try it.  You seem a little stressed today.  ;-)
> 
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine

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