tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147895830446101314.post8725023431389317204..comments2023-11-29T03:34:12.860-05:00Comments on The Unruly of Law: CNN Also-Ran Among Desired Prime-Time News Network ViewersSheldon Toplitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505633062014123405noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147895830446101314.post-33665800073707868942009-12-17T23:36:56.042-05:002009-12-17T23:36:56.042-05:00I began this comment intending to ask if you belie...I began this comment intending to ask if you believe that the Internet delivers substantive news, but the answer is probably that it depends upon where one seeks it out online. The primary delivery system of news and information has irrevocably changed to the Internet. It'll be interesting to see how television in general adapts over the next decade.Donna Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677837344778587945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147895830446101314.post-9915524929338761482009-12-17T20:51:23.377-05:002009-12-17T20:51:23.377-05:00Viewers tuned into Cronkite or Huntley & Brink...Viewers tuned into Cronkite or Huntley & Brinkley for information. Now, viewers look to O'Reilly or Olbermann for validation of the opinions they already hold. Most of my journalism students look to the Internet for their news.Sheldon Toplitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505633062014123405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147895830446101314.post-18551165761463818082009-12-17T16:20:03.052-05:002009-12-17T16:20:03.052-05:00It seems paradoxical that as our wired world has m...It seems paradoxical that as our wired world has made hard news more accessible, interest in it has waned. <br /><br />As you point out, even the leading Fox network draws fewer than 700,000 viewers nationwide. According to Wikipedia's Dec. 17/09 updated listing, the current population of the U.S. is 308,177,000. Allowing for variables which reduce the total potential national viewing audience, a comparison is still striking.<br /><br />The statistics in your post suggest that the targeted TV demographic is tuning in to what they want to hear, to like minds. One wonders if a similar shift is happening among the many who get their news online.<br /><br />This isn't good for independent thinking, for objective media journalism, or for democracy.Donna Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677837344778587945noreply@blogger.com