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 CNN cancels Michael Moore in favor of Paris Hilton |  In his new book "Assault on Reason" Al Gore critizises the media for spending too much time on what can be called entertainment news. Britney Spears shaved head and yeah, Paris Hilton:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/25/king-paris-moore/
I know this might seem like a little thing, but take a minute to think about it. Why would a major news network like CNN spend an hour discussing Paris Hiltons latest brush-in with the law? And why would they do so at the expense of discussing the american healthcare system and its flaws?
Surely the news-media has some responsibility beyond just making profit? |
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on June 26 2007 06:48:21
Because they actually get an exclusive with the Hilton story, no other network dared touch it.
Michael Moore on the other hand has already been on "The View", David Letterman and Bill Maher to name a few. The TV nation has already talked it over and he can wait a few days to give his 5th or 10th interview on the same subject matter. |
on June 26 2007 15:16:33
According to that article, there's even less reason to interview Paris. Michael Moore might already have been in the news a while, but so has Paris. I still think it shows exactly how the media operates over there. As soon as public opinion turned against Paris, they all dropped her like a hot potato. Basically what the public likes is news, nothing else. And the facts certainly don't matter. |
on June 26 2007 16:18:02
I'd say there is more reason. CNN makes a change and reschedules Michael Moore to friday. So you have to wait two extra days to see your beloved new fad. Honestly come on where exactly is the outrage part of that?
If Michael Moore had been scheduled for may 16th when the movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was bumped it would have been a valid point you have. They would have killed a newsworthy item for another news item of less...well value.
Furthermore the wide release date is June 29th, which is Friday, the same day he is rescheduled to appear on Larry King. |
on June 26 2007 20:57:41
It's not about Michael Moore. If it was something else that was newsworthy that was bumped two days, the argument would be the same. |
on June 26 2007 22:04:54
I think the point is that Michael Moore wasn't newsworthy in a time-sensitive manner, with time-sensitive being the key word. He is not in the news cycle as such for that particular day - she is. |
on June 26 2007 22:10:08
she is?
I'd consider an hour long interview with a lamppost more newsworthy |
on June 27 2007 08:28:41
I think you're confusing the word newsworthy with interesting
Anyhow, it's not what you nor I consider newsworthy, but what the network editors consider newsworthy, which is a product of what the greater subjective public consciousness thinks is newsworthy.
As for the Al Gore arguement: This is nothing new and is not a product of the assault on reason as such. There has always been news that has not had any relation on "big events". Look at the coverage that the World Cup in Football gets, or any other high profile cultural event or persona. This has always been so.
Back on the Larry King and Paris show. I think one of the deciding factors here is that this isn't her regular "Hi, I'm Paris and famous (for sucking cock on a video)" moment, but rather that she is getting out of jail, with her reputation in tatters, and CNN feels that they might get that super revealing interview, similar to Larry King interviewing Mel Gibson after the "jew thing", Alec Baldwin after the "little pig thing" and so on. She's getting out of jail. It has had massive news coverage, and he might get some famous american moment.
Again key point is the time-sensitive manner of it all. Michael Moore did the whole interview round on this very subject for nearly 6 weeks now ( I assume you didn't care about sicko back in may) and now he is at it again, telling the same story he did a month ago, this time to drum up support for the movies wide release on friday.
It is interesting and it is good television. However there will most likely be nothing new said that he didn't say already in the other 5 or 10 interviews he has done on major television stations on this very same subject in the last two months alone.
So if we get it wedensday or friday...*shrug* who cares. |
on June 27 2007 16:11:17
http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/msnbc/fv.htm??f=00&g=e771e428-bc1a-4ba7-8715-b871d757ccce&p=hotvideo_m_edpicks&t=m5&rf=www.msnbc.msn.com/&fg= |
on June 27 2007 20:08:54
Anyhow, it's not what you nor I consider newsworthy, but what the network editors consider newsworthy, which is a product of what the greater subjective public consciousness thinks is newsworthy.
The greater subjective public consciousness...whoa. I cannot disagree with that. News should certainly reflect what is in our greater subjective public consciousness. But I think that's just fancy words. It seems to me that only the ratings matter when it comes down to it. What about all the other things the media should be doing, like investigative journalism and being watchdog?
If it isn't in the news, then it cannot become part of our greater public subjective consciousness now can it? |
on June 28 2007 09:05:39
1) Which part of "rescheduled to friday" is it that you're ignoring Grizlas? Michael Moore wasn't canceled, he was moved two days. The media isn't ignoring him.
2) This is Larry King Live, it's not the place for investigative journalism. That is Nightline on ABC, 60 minutes on CBS, Dateline on NBC. These shows, with their very high ratings, have dealt with this subject matter and other investigative matters in the past and will continue to do so in the future.
3) Yes there is a problem with corporate owned media stations. The owners of NBC and Universal Studios is General Electric, which also happen to make the boms and ammo used in Iraq, and have benefitted greatly from various tax ideas of GWB. So yes impartiality of the media is an issue. I just don't think it's an issue in this case. |
on June 28 2007 09:11:47
Oh and the NYTimes review of her interview is now online. |
on June 28 2007 11:20:39
1. Like I said in the beginning, it is a small thing. What i'm saying is, I dont think Paris Hilton and her garbage jail story should move anything even 10 seconds. It's about Paris Hilton and how the media is pushing other more important stuff in the background to cover her story.
2. I know Larry King isn't 60 minutes. I want more 60 minutes and less celebrities crying on Larry King. I dont think the media AS A WHOLE is doing a very good job of investigating important issues and keeping an eye on the government.
3. Atleast we agree on something |
on June 29 2007 10:33:52
Just for the record, i'm not a mindless Michael Moore cheerleader. I just think he's a human being who's trying to do some good out there. A flawed human being, like we all are.
Michael Moore was a feverish supporter of Ralph Nader in the 2000 election, where he wrote this letter to Al Gore attacking him viciously.
At some point though, he sold out like Bill Maher and became a realist. Al Gore is now his best friend and he blames Nader for Gores loss - which I think is insane. At the end of this interview he praises Al Gore and his step by step health plan which he scolded in 2000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQMAYIGx9vg |
on June 29 2007 10:58:32
Michael Moore fighting for Nader:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qnu61wC4Ts
And then begging him not to run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RysZy331YK0 |
on June 30 2007 11:21:34
You caught Michael Moore on the Daily Show this week right? Seems he switched Larry King for Jon Stewart for the day. IMO a good move |
on June 30 2007 23:57:43
Yeah, think he did fine on the daily show. Will be interesting to see how Sicko will influence the presidential debates - if at all. |
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