Comments on: CNN covers CNN covering Paris Hilton. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:57:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: blogbob http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3893786 blogbob Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:33:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3893786 Perhaps they’ll have an epiphany and realize, that they’ve wasted so much time covering people who don’t deserve it. Maybe..just maybe they’ll take notice of the suffering in Darfur, the American soldiers dying in a civil war or the American citizens who are still suffering in New Orleans.. One can only hope that the media finds it’s soul. Comment by rainlillie Not a chance. Ever hear the song 'Dirty Laundry' by Don Henley? That's exactly what the MSM is. If it bleeds (or appears in a sex vieo released by the boyfriend, or marries an 80-yo billionare who dies shortly thereafter), it leads. Don't ever expect the MSM to have any epiphany. Too busy poofing their hair, getting collagen injections, and thinking up new stage names like 'Stone' to capture our interest. Perhaps they’ll have an epiphany and realize, that they’ve wasted so much time covering people who don’t deserve it. Maybe..just maybe they’ll take notice of the suffering in Darfur, the American soldiers dying in a civil war or the American citizens who are still suffering in New Orleans.. One can only hope that the media finds it’s soul.

Comment by rainlillie

Not a chance. Ever hear the song ‘Dirty Laundry’ by Don Henley? That’s exactly what the MSM is. If it bleeds (or appears in a sex vieo released by the boyfriend, or marries an 80-yo billionare who dies shortly thereafter), it leads.

Don’t ever expect the MSM to have any epiphany. Too busy poofing their hair, getting collagen injections, and thinking up new stage names like ‘Stone’ to capture our interest.

]]> By: PRIMVS INTER PARES http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3893497 PRIMVS INTER PARES Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:18:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3893497 blahbalhblah (c) blahbalhblah (c)

]]> By: Carolyn P http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3893353 Carolyn P Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:28:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3893353 Geesh...Nero Fiddles while Rome Burns. Who gives a Flying you know what about Paris Hilton. Are you a news organization or Entertainment Tonite? How about doing indept invesgation reporting on how this Administration is cheating us blind and preparing us for their North American Union....Bush and Cheny are the real story and both need to go---George is an idiot but Dick is just evil...Cheney needs to go then we can send dubya back to the jungle. Geesh…Nero Fiddles while Rome Burns. Who gives a Flying you know what about Paris Hilton. Are you a news organization or Entertainment Tonite? How about doing indept invesgation reporting on how this Administration is cheating us blind and preparing us for their North American Union….Bush and Cheny are the real story and both need to go—George is an idiot but Dick is just evil…Cheney needs to go then we can send dubya back to the jungle.

]]> By: rainlillie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3893029 rainlillie Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:12:23 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3893029 Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, and Nicole Ritchie can save the world! These three...Amazing human beings who have contributed so much to our society( They must have just look at the 24 hour coverage they get) Can travel to locations that the media has so far ignored and shed light on the problems in those regions. Paris being the selfless , modest person that she is, would do anything to bring attention to the fact that American soldiers, and innocent civilians are being killed every day in a civil war in Iraq. Suppose for a moment that she hopped on a plane and went over there.. The media would follow her like a pack of wolves on the hunt. Nicole knows what its like to have missed a few meals, therefore she should be able to relate to the starving people in Darfur. She could go over there and bring attention to a genocide that has been going on for years. Women and girls are raped on a daily basis and children are being used in the army of militias. Villages are burned and destroyed and there are millions of orphans. If she took time out of her busy schedule ( getting her nails done, shopping) the media would pay attention and follow her to Darfur. The world would began to see how horrific the conditions are there. Lindsey could move to New Orleans and show the world that just because the cameras and Anderson Cooper have gone away, the people there are still trying to recover. " Reports of suicides, strokes and stress-related deaths are tremendously high. They see it in the police calls for fights and domestic violence. They see it in the long waiting lists for psychiatric care that they have no way to provide.. About half of the city's 450,000 pre-Katrina residents have yet to return," My guess is if word got out that Lindsey was going to move into one of the trailers provided by FEMA, the media would stake the trailer park out. They would follow Lindsey through the garbage filled streets and abandoned homes. Perhaps they'll have an epiphany and realize, that they've wasted so much time covering people who don't deserve it. Maybe..just maybe they'll take notice of the suffering in Darfur, the American soldiers dying in a civil war or the American citizens who are still suffering in New Orleans.. One can only hope that the media finds it's soul. Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, and Nicole Ritchie can save the world!
These three…Amazing human beings who have contributed so much to our society( They must have just look at the 24 hour coverage they get) Can travel to locations that the media has so far ignored and shed light on the problems in those regions.

Paris being the selfless , modest person that she is, would do anything to bring attention to the fact that American soldiers, and innocent civilians are being killed every day in a civil war in Iraq. Suppose for a moment that she hopped on a plane and went over there.. The media would follow her like a pack of wolves on the hunt.

Nicole knows what its like to have missed a few meals, therefore she should be able to relate to the starving people in Darfur. She could go over there and bring attention to a genocide that has been going on for years. Women and girls are raped on a daily basis and children are being used in the army of militias. Villages are burned and destroyed and there are millions of orphans. If she took time out of her busy schedule ( getting her nails done, shopping) the media would pay attention and follow her to Darfur. The world would began to see how horrific the conditions are there.

Lindsey could move to New Orleans and show the world that just because the cameras and Anderson Cooper have gone away, the people there are still trying to recover. ” Reports of suicides, strokes and stress-related deaths are tremendously high. They see it in the police calls for fights and domestic violence. They see it in the long waiting lists for psychiatric care that they have no way to provide.. About half of the city’s 450,000 pre-Katrina residents have yet to return,”

My guess is if word got out that Lindsey was going to move into one of the trailers provided by FEMA, the media would stake the trailer park out. They would follow Lindsey through the garbage filled streets and abandoned homes.

Perhaps they’ll have an epiphany and realize, that they’ve wasted so much time covering people who don’t deserve it. Maybe..just maybe they’ll take notice of the suffering in Darfur, the American soldiers dying in a civil war or the American citizens who are still suffering in New Orleans.. One can only hope that the media finds it’s soul.

]]> By: muck http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3892858 muck Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:19:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3892858 Just one more reason I turned off my cable over a year ago. I miss it.....like a pandemic. Just one more reason I turned off my cable over a year ago.

I miss it…..like a pandemic.

]]> By: blogbob http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3892257 blogbob Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:16:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3892257 Paris for President (when she turns 35)! She'd be smarter than Chimpy! I just love all this Paris and Anna Nicole and Lindsay and dead pregnant lady coverage. Keeps us from having to realize that our Prez is a jerk and being manipulated by Darth Vader Cheney himself. Paris for President (when she turns 35)!

She’d be smarter than Chimpy!

I just love all this Paris and Anna Nicole and Lindsay and dead pregnant lady coverage. Keeps us from having to realize that our Prez is a jerk and being manipulated by Darth Vader Cheney himself.

]]> By: Brian Spence http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3891563 Brian Spence Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:57:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3891563 Actually, it's more like: TP covers HuffPo covering CNN covering CNN covering Paris Hilton who was in some crappy movie with Kevin Bacon Actually, it’s more like:

TP covers HuffPo covering CNN covering CNN covering Paris Hilton who was in some crappy movie with Kevin Bacon

]]> By: rockyroad http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3891437 rockyroad Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:26:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3891437 Shut up. Ick. Journalists have standards. If you're covering this . . . you are a hack, not a journalist. Why am I here? Because I aspire to be a journalist and you need to know how badly you suck. Shut up. Ick.

Journalists have standards. If you’re covering this . . . you are a hack, not a journalist.

Why am I here? Because I aspire to be a journalist and you need to know how badly you suck.

]]> By: Sniperr http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890907 Sniperr Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:30:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890907 Does this actually still surprise anyone? Responsible MSM reporting in the U.S. has gone AWOL in favor of the bottom line (or whatever the corporations/repugs deem newsworthy). Corporate growth/profit is all that really counts anymore - never mind that the press has a vital function in a democracy....watch democracy and meaningful debate fall by the wayside. Most people prefer a 30 second sound bite anyways. At least there are still some places to get real news about real issues in big media... BBC for example. Does this actually still surprise anyone? Responsible MSM reporting in the U.S. has gone AWOL in favor of the bottom line (or whatever the corporations/repugs deem newsworthy). Corporate growth/profit is all that really counts anymore – never mind that the press has a vital function in a democracy….watch democracy and meaningful debate fall by the wayside. Most people prefer a 30 second sound bite anyways. At least there are still some places to get real news about real issues in big media… BBC for example.

]]> By: tarazan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890885 tarazan Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:13:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890885 This morning MSNBC criticising CNN about giving big time to Paris Hilton story on today's morning Joe Scarborough,but Joe kept talking about Ann Coulter,then went talking to her also on the phone. The story of Ann Coulter took over MSNBC news.... It is laughable that Joe was criticising CNN and Paris story....the two networks plus Fox network are all selling entertainments in the name of news all day long. I don't know why these stations and shows like Chris Mathews HARDBALL invites Ann Coulter and give her the time. This morning MSNBC criticising CNN about giving big time to Paris Hilton story on today’s morning Joe Scarborough,but Joe kept talking about Ann Coulter,then went talking to her also on the phone.

The story of Ann Coulter took over MSNBC news….
It is laughable that Joe was criticising CNN and Paris story….the two networks plus Fox network are all selling entertainments in the name of news all day long.
I don’t know why these stations and shows like Chris Mathews HARDBALL invites Ann Coulter and give her the time.

]]> By: Proud American Liberal http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890879 Proud American Liberal Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:10:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890879 This just in! Anna Nicole Smith is still dead! This just in! Anna Nicole Smith is still dead!

]]> By: Hedley Lamarr http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890842 Hedley Lamarr Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:22:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890842 Could all this publicity be a kind of proxy effort to show her sex video? Else, I can't see why they do it. Could all this publicity be a kind of proxy effort to show her sex video? Else, I can’t see why they do it.

]]> By: Happy Guy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890828 Happy Guy Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:56:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890828 Another top story by ThinkProgress, Err, I maen CNN. ROTFL This site is just as guilty as they are. How many Paris stories is that now? ROTFL Another top story by ThinkProgress, Err, I maen CNN.

ROTFL

This site is just as guilty as they are. How many Paris stories is that now?

ROTFL

]]> By: bill http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890753 bill Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:56:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890753 if you really hate CNN, then simply ignore it. if you believe that it shouldn't exist, then you are a fascist. if you really hate CNN, then simply ignore it. if you believe that it shouldn’t exist, then you are a fascist.

]]> By: bill http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890752 bill Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:55:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890752 watching paris and anna nicole wrestle in lime jello, topless, would be simply extraordinary and you know it. a ton of cash would change hands, and millions, perhaps billions, would be satisfied in one way or another. nobody gets hurt. jesse, in response to your commentary: it is only relevant if one assumes that CNN, a private company, has a responsibility to inform people OR tell the truth. or, if one assumes that people believe that they are either being informed OR being told the truth. anyone, and i mean anyone, who disagrees with the above statement is living in some sort of fantasy world. the "free" market is nothing more than a reflection of our collective values, dreams, fantasies, fears and nightmares. no other totalizing system quite exceeds the exuberance of capitalism. this is not to say that there are not other antagonizing systems at work. it's just to say that criticizing CNN is not without merit when we consider the larger system of forces at work (capitalism, and our support of it). watching paris and anna nicole wrestle in lime jello, topless, would be simply extraordinary and you know it. a ton of cash would change hands, and millions, perhaps billions, would be satisfied in one way or another. nobody gets hurt.

jesse, in response to your commentary: it is only relevant if one assumes that CNN, a private company, has a responsibility to inform people OR tell the truth. or, if one assumes that people believe that they are either being informed OR being told the truth.

anyone, and i mean anyone, who disagrees with the above statement is living in some sort of fantasy world. the “free” market is nothing more than a reflection of our collective values, dreams, fantasies, fears and nightmares. no other totalizing system quite exceeds the exuberance of capitalism.

this is not to say that there are not other antagonizing systems at work. it’s just to say that criticizing CNN is not without merit when we consider the larger system of forces at work (capitalism, and our support of it).

]]> By: martin http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890744 martin Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:47:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890744 Okay TP, we get it. You like writing about Paris as much as CNN likes filming her. PLEASE get over it. Okay TP, we get it. You like writing about Paris as much as CNN likes filming her.

PLEASE get over it.

]]> By: ann http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-2/#comment-3890657 ann Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:34:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890657 Et, tu, Anderson? Disappointed. Et, tu, Anderson? Disappointed.

]]> By: The republic of Stupidity http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-1/#comment-3890644 The republic of Stupidity Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:28:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890644 While this country has bigger issues from wars to health to the economy, the major networks are fighting over ‘fluff’ shows. Comment by tarazan Now, if we could only get Paris and Anne to wrestle topless in a vat of lime jello... talk about ratings!!!! While this country has bigger issues from wars to health to the economy, the major networks are fighting over ‘fluff’ shows.

Comment by tarazan

Now, if we could only get Paris and Anne to wrestle topless in a vat of lime jello… talk about ratings!!!!

]]> By: cajay http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-1/#comment-3890554 cajay Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:46:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890554 I am finished with CNN. I am finished with CNN.

]]> By: jesse http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/comment-page-1/#comment-3890529 jesse Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:37:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/06/27/cnn-covers-cnn-covering-paris-hilton/#comment-3890529 nice participant-observation bill. but surely you wouldn't argue that cnn should cover paris hilton as news? as entertainment? - yeah, sure. and we have many tv channels (just to mention one medium) that are dedicated to covering entertainment items. so let them cover ms. hilton. not our news sources. perhaps it is an issue of standards really - the american appetite for voyerism dragging down our news standards as the profit-driven shareholders/owners orient their news rooms away from politics and toward personally satisfying entertainment. it is us - the public - who suffer. even unknowningly. nice participant-observation bill.

but surely you wouldn’t argue that cnn should cover paris hilton as news?

as entertainment? – yeah, sure. and we have many tv channels (just to mention one medium) that are dedicated to covering entertainment items. so let them cover ms. hilton. not our news sources.

perhaps it is an issue of standards really – the american appetite for voyerism dragging down our news standards as the profit-driven shareholders/owners orient their news rooms away from politics and toward personally satisfying entertainment.

it is us – the public – who suffer. even unknowningly.

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