A large part of the media is owned by companies who own (or are) entertainment companies, so the reporting of the strike is gonna be a little bias you may suggest. Personally, I find the idea of fans getting behind the strike is compelling - but would it actually help? I don't know.
Well, you'd better not be thinking what I think you're thinking, because my answer is the same as always — no threesomes unless it's boy-boy-girl. Or Charlize Theron.
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The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kevin - Nov 05, 2007 11:02:50 am PST #7461 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Laga - Nov 05, 2007 11:07:12 am PST #7462 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Money talks. But I think it would take a widespread and prolonged TV boycott for the suits to feel it.
Kevin - Nov 05, 2007 11:09:13 am PST #7463 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I'm not really talking of a TV boycott, as we all know effecting Nielsen is not an easy task. But in terms of pizza runs, things like that - if nothing else it provides a symbol.
victor infante - Nov 05, 2007 11:09:24 am PST #7464 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Personally, I find the idea of fans getting behind the strike is compelling - but would it actually help? I don't know.
Probably, at least a little. Little bits do add up, after all. At the very least, it can't hurt.
Monique - Nov 05, 2007 11:10:37 am PST #7465 of 10001
A large part of the media is owned by companies who own (or are) entertainment companies, so the reporting of the strike is gonna be a little bias you may suggest.As a journalist, this statement bothers me. That's a pretty broad brush you're using there.
Kevin - Nov 05, 2007 11:11:28 am PST #7466 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Monique, I'm not saying ALL reporting. But there have been many cases of bias reporting by large media corps in the past.
victor infante - Nov 05, 2007 11:15:56 am PST #7467 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Monique, I'm not saying ALL reporting. But there have been many cases of bias reporting by large media corps in the past
I'm afraid I haven't seen any unfair bias in this instance, though. However, I don't watch TV news. AP and the LA Times and a few other papers I've looked at have done a pretty good job, on the whole.
Monique - Nov 05, 2007 11:16:11 am PST #7468 of 10001
the reporting of the strike is gonna be a little bias you may suggest.
Felt pretty all-encompassing, to offer insight to my initial response.
I've been reading a lot of responses to articles on my old newspaper's Web site lately. I'm always amazed at all the claims of bias on the part of the reporter or the company. In most of my experiences, reporters go where the stories are, and report on what they uncover.
If the non-editorial heads try to influence coverage, in my experience they'll get some pretty hard-core pushback.
hippocampus - Nov 05, 2007 11:16:50 am PST #7469 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
At the very least, it can't hurt.
I guess my thought was more geared toward raising a fist towards the advertisers that support the studios. Why should people who boycott because of religious reasons have all the fun?
Ailleann - Nov 05, 2007 11:17:21 am PST #7470 of 10001
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I find the idea of fans getting behind the strike is compelling - but would it actually help?
Is that a situation where it would be more meaningful to appeal to advertisers? You're buying ad space in this time slot, but we're not seeing it because we're not watching "scab shows"?
Follow the money, right?