When is news, news?

Tabby | 20:13 Fri 05th Aug 2005 | News

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To me, 50% of today's TV and radio news is not news but pure speculation. News is something that has happened, a fact, not something that might happen. And we won't even mention the so-called 'news' papers.

Do you agree? It makes me quite annoyed.

(it's okay, I'm off my soap box now)
Tabby.

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Thanks acw,

As I'm sure you know, I'm abit new to AB (terrible English, sorry). Is the question still on the site? I'd quite like to have a look...

acw

Hey tabby,

I hadn't actually realised you were that new. There's a search facility in each section, and whilst it's not always reliable, i've checked this one out for you. If you go into "phrases and sayings" and then look at the bottom of the grey section choice on the left, you'll see "search this section". Type in "news" and amongst the options is one called "no news is good news".

Enjoy! :-)

jimmer

Tabby

There is an argument that news is controlled by an informal relationship between large multinational organisations and the news media (most of whom are owned by large multinational organisations). The vast majority of news agencies are paid for by advertising revenue and it is vital for these agencies not to p*** off their sponsors. So they have to fill the 55 minutes between news bulletins in a non-controversial way as cheaply as possible when nothing is happening coz most of the world is sleeping. Bring on the expert. The problem is that we don't have the foggiest idea whether this 'expert' is really an expert at all. It doesn't really matter though, these features are invariably so bland that nobody remembers what was said.

Added to this, the news agencies don't have nearly as much control over the information as they would like us to think they have. they are spun and deceived and drip fed information as much as we are. But they must report what they are told. how else are they going to get that ear of a politician in the future? This leaves an information gap, sort of news with no substance, which is filled with speculation by necessity.

jim

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acw it is absolutely fine for us to agree to disagree. I love your posts, wherever they may be. I sincerely hope we don't all start agreeing with each other about everything, life wouldn't be worth a grape!