Comments on: Holy Headlines, CNN! https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn A running commentary of occasionally interesting things — from Mike Davidson. Thu, 26 May 2016 06:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Genius At Work: The $160 billion typo  »TechAddress https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-31045 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:49:33 +0000 #comment-31045 […] with invitations to “watch this,” have long been fodder for Gawker. The front page looks like an “oddly enough” section. So either take that to its logical conclusion and read full-on trash, or switch to a real news […]

]]> By: The New Hotness: The five sites you must stop reading (and five to replace them)  »TechAddress https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-31044 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:40:16 +0000 #comment-31044 […] with invitations to “watch this,” have long been fodder for Gawker. The front page looks like an “oddly enough” section. So either take that to its logical conclusion and read full-on trash, or switch to a real news […]

]]> By: Sean Sperte https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14482 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14482 Think they’re monitoring Newsvine’s homepage and adjusting accordingly? :)

]]> By: Adrian L https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14483 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14483 Amazing, isn’t it?

It’s not just CNN though. They’re all getting this way. Sensationalizing the news. News isn’t news, its entertainment these days.

Makes me sad, though. Also makes me read more BBC news all the time.

]]> By: Devon Shaw https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14484 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14484 I’ve never been a fan of the Communist News Network anyway… they went from subtle sensationalism to blatant. The actual content hasn’t changed. Their election returns system is delightedly clean and my primary choice, but actual content has historically been lacking.

]]> By: Tom Q https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14485 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14485 Mike – If you want good, solid news you should be reading the BBC

]]> By: Rob Goodlatte https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14486 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14486 Not only are they sensationalizing headlines, they’ve got highly annoying ad / registration popups too. I guess they figure those too ignorant to have a browser without popup blocking are also receptive to this news-as-entertainment garbage.

]]> By: Ryan Holiday https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14487 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14487 If it bleeds it leads right?

I remember Jon Stewart had the author of Bias on the show once, and Jon said (paraphrasing) “Is bias really the most important issue we need to deal with right now? Isn’t the sensationalism, the inaccuracy, the tendency of the cycle to create news from nothing the real problem.”

And I think he’s right. This is a problem conservatives and liberals can get together and address. First let’s make the media responsible and reasonable–then focus on potential biases.

Good find Mike.

Ryan Holiday

]]> By: Andy https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14488 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14488 The thing that drives me nuts is how they have switched a lot of their stories to video only. Now don’t get me wrong, I love video…heck I am a videographer. But there are a lot of times when you can’t really watch video and all you want to do is read the news.

]]> By: Christian https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14489 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14489 I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s noticed this trend. CNN used to be my top news site, but they’ve gotten progressively less informative as time has gone on. Unfortunately, they’re still second-to-none in getting the really breaking news stories; I almost always hear a big piece on CNN before the other networks get them.

]]> By: Adam Thody https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14490 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14490 CNN has become a 14 year old girl’s blog. There’s actually a thread in one of my forums with a bunch of screenshots…scary and sad. http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157731&page=3

]]> By: Kevin Crawford https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14491 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14491 I saw an interview on PBS with Mike Wallace a couple years back. He mentioned then that his biggest concern with the news was the shift away from true, responsible journalism. He also said that when he entered the media, no editor would report the stories that they commonly run now.

I have already started to educate my 10 year old son on how the media will “spin” a story. I am completely amazed how many adults accept everything they are handed as gospel. I would agree with the others that the BBC is probably the best I have seen.

]]> By: Kevin https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14492 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14492 Amen, Andy (the first one). At work the videos are block by our proxy and since the story is video only I can’t see it. By the time I get home I’ve already forgotten about them or just plain don’t care any more.

]]> By: Ryan https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14493 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14493 One word for it: Diggbait.

]]> By: Jeff https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/01/holy-headlines-cnn#comment-14494 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14494 It’s not just television news sites either. The newspaper sites are just as bad.

Agree with Adrian above: news has become entertainment.

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