[ The entire premise of this thread is false. ] you are against free speech for all ?
On Nov 18, 4:01 pm, OMS-II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All talk shows are supposed to be fair and evenhanded? According to > who? You? > > Ever listen to NPR? Their gardening shows cater to people who like to > garden. Their news shows are for people who like news. Their call-in > shows like Car Talk and Kim Commando cater to car lovers and software/ > computer geeks. Should they be forced to field calls about plumbing? > Talk radio caters to a particular crowd. When AirAmerica was on the > air, they sure as hell didn't give fair time to conservatives....did > they? > > The entire premise of this thread is false. > > You really need to let this topic go. You argue from a dishonest point > of view. As such, any further threads initiated by you will drip with > your usual bullshit. > > On Nov 17, 4:35 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks Inspire > > Hatred and Angerhttp://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/107326/ > > I first got into journalism because I thought I could make a > > difference. > > > I wrote for the school newspaper and did “news” reports on a radio > > station a friend and I started at my high school in Springfield, Mo. I > > got my first professional job at age 20, while still in college, at a > > local radio station’s news department. Three years later, I became a > > news director, and 12 years after that, in 1995, I was recruited to > > move to Milwaukee to become news director at WTMJ, one of the largest > > and most successful news/talk radio stations in America. > > > That was where my real education occurred. > > > I worked for three years as news director, and then, in 1998, gained > > the additional title of assistant program director, a role I held > > until leaving the station in July 2006. From that position, I worked > > closely with our talk show hosts and became intimately familiar with > > how they appeal to listeners and shape their vision of the world. Let > > me tell you some of the lessons I learned. > > > To begin with, talk show hosts such as Charlie Sykes – one of the best > > in the business – are popular and powerful because they appeal to a > > segment of the population that feels disenfranchised and even > > victimized by the media. These people believe the media are > > predominantly staffed by and consistently reflect the views of social > > liberals. This view is by now so long-held and deep-rooted, it has > > evolved into part of virtually every conservative’s DNA. > > > To succeed, a talk show host must perpetuate the notion that his or > > her listeners are victims, and the host is the vehicle by which they > > can become empowered. The host frames virtually every issue in us- > > versus-them terms. There has to be a bad guy against whom the host > > will emphatically defend those loyal listeners. > > > This enemy can be a politician – either a Democratic officeholder or, > > in rare cases where no Democrat is convenient to blame, it can be a > > “RINO” (a “Republican In Name Only,” who is deemed not conservative > > enough). It can be the cold, cruel government bureaucracy. More often > > than not, however, the enemy is the “mainstream media” – local or > > national, print or broadcast. > > > Sometimes, it can even be their own station’s news director. One year, > > Charlie targeted me because I had instructed my midday news anchor to > > report the Wimbledon tennis results, even though the matches wouldn’t > > be telecast until much later in the day. Charlie gave out my phone > > number and e-mail address on the air. I was flooded with hate mail, > > nasty messages, and even one death threat from a federal law > > enforcement agent whom I knew to be a big Charlie fan. > > > In the talk radio business, this concept, which must be mastered to be > > successful, is called “differentiating” yourself from the rest of the > > media. It is a brilliant marketing tactic that has also helped Fox > > News Channel thrive. “We report, you decide” and “Fair and Balanced” > > are more than just savvy slogans. They are code words signaling that > > only Fox will report the news in a way conservatives see as objective > > and truthful. > > > Forget any notion, however, that radio talk shows are supposed to be > > fair, evenhanded discussions featuring a diversity of opinions. The > > Fairness Doctrine, which required this, was repealed 20 years ago. So > > talk shows can be, and are, all about the host’s opinions, analyses > > and general worldview. Programmers learned long ago that benign > > conversations led by hosts who present all sides of an issue don’t > > attract large audiences. That’s why Kathleen Dunn was forced out at > > WTMJ in the early ’90s and why Jim and Andee were replaced in the > > mid-’90s by Dr. Laura. Pointed and provocative are what win. > > > There is no way to win a disagreement with Charlie Sykes. Calls from > > listeners who disagree with him don’t get on the air if the show’s > > producer, who generally does the screening, fears they might make > > Charlie look bad. I witnessed several occasions when Sen. Russ > > Feingold, former Mayor John Norquist, Mayor Tom Barrett or others > > would call in, but wouldn’t be allowed on the air. > > > 12345Next page »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
