Anthony DiMaggio: Junk Food News – The Michael Jackson Feeding Frenzy
“Large majorities feel that junk food news is covered too much … How can people consistently claim that they don’t want celebrity news, while these incidents consistently top the list of most consumed news stories? … For one, Americans don’t have much choice on what stories are covered. Media corporations don’t bother to ask Americans what they want to read or hear about … with consumers merely reacting to news content through limited mediums … Celebrity news stories also turn out to be far cheaper to produce than investigative reporting, which requires more resources and longer time commitments. Media producers and owners would rather fill their time slots with inexpensive fluff than cut into their profit margins with real reporting” – DiMaggio .. read more
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