http://agaric.instablogs.com/ Comments - Latest Popular Stories powered by Instablogs Community. http://www.instablogs.com/site-img/insta-slogo.gif http://agaric.instablogs.com/ en-us Instascript 2.0 http://www.instablogs.com Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:08:04 +0000 http://arjunm.instablogs.com http://arjunm.instablogs.com Arjun He has paid too dearly for the offense. All his commendable work which made Wall Street far more better place, will now be lost in annals of his history and he would only be remembered for this scandal.

]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://jonty.instablogs.com http://jonty.instablogs.com Jayanta
But this is not new, or is it? Sex sells and the more a news item is spiced up, the more the TRP ratings, newspaper sales, Website hits. It is the inherent curiosity of the audience that makes such stories sell. Did CNN or Fox had any choice when there is cut throat competition?

Agreed that people like you and me might detest such reportage that includes elements that might be violative of a person’s privacy (prostitutes are entitled to privacy and human rights too), but what about the market. There is a demand for it in the market and the market is readily dishing it out. The hell with ethics and ’true’ journalism.

Of course, there are news organizations like al Jazeera whose USP is hard news - presented as it is and how it is. Things are changing, times are changing. What sells today is not going to sell just as much tomorrow. We can only hope to see the CNNs and the Foxes changing then.]]> Completely agree with your sentiments Matt. The morals of the media companies that you have mentioned is worse than that of the girl or the disgraced governor itself.



But this is not new, or is it? Sex sells and the more a news item is spiced up, the more the TRP ratings, newspaper sales, Website hits. It is the inherent curiosity of the audience that makes such stories sell. Did CNN or Fox had any choice when there is cut throat competition?



Agreed that people like you and me might detest such reportage that includes elements that might be violative of a person’s privacy (prostitutes are entitled to privacy and human rights too), but what about the market. There is a demand for it in the market and the market is readily dishing it out. The hell with ethics and ’true’ journalism.



Of course, there are news organizations like al Jazeera whose USP is hard news - presented as it is and how it is. Things are changing, times are changing. What sells today is not going to sell just as much tomorrow. We can only hope to see the CNNs and the Foxes changing then.

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