tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18179843.post6029136152949979543..comments2023-05-05T04:07:41.009-04:00Comments on The Queue: Suspect Suicide Caught on Video. Do You Air It?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09027793473124879181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18179843.post-1293382556771806182010-07-02T15:58:39.751-04:002010-07-02T15:58:39.751-04:00I've seen the Jackass guys suffer falls worse ...I've seen the Jackass guys suffer falls worse than that and walk away. Did his head hit rock? Even after watching it 7 times, I cannot discern.SkitzoLeezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484609726259148184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18179843.post-30139692622773371442010-06-12T20:14:51.432-04:002010-06-12T20:14:51.432-04:00Robin, you ask a good question to which there is n...Robin, you ask a good question to which there is not a simple answer. The obvious thing would be for J-schools to train their charges to operate with the same presumption that print reporters learned. Informed people know the headlines and the basic details of stories before they get the newspaper. The same is now true for TV newscasts. Newspapers adapted by adding depth, analysis and perspective that radio and TV did not offer. <br /><br />The problems with TV newsrooms trying to do that are twofold. One, they have trained the audience to expect short, snappy stories in fast-paced newscasts. Two, TV "journalism" has become so shallow that most people attracted to it are not capable of the thoughtful reporting that interesting in-depth stories require.<br /><br />"Page-minding" is just the latest economic pressure on journalism. It has always existed and always will. The audience will have to become increasingly savvy about the sources of news they consume.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027793473124879181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18179843.post-59408438940130466302010-06-12T18:29:36.949-04:002010-06-12T18:29:36.949-04:00what new pillars will j-schools impart to their yo...what new pillars will j-schools impart to their young students if :being gatekeepers" is not one of them? Interestingly, I read an article debating the widening gap between being a gatekeeper and a "page-minder" -- in essence judging what was newsworthy by how many page views it might get. hmmm ... isn't the nearly the same as saying, we shouldn't run this story because it makes a major advertiser look bad?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05808484528172702951noreply@blogger.com