I'm so sick of seeing youtube clips played on the nightly news and lazy reporters in newspapers writing things like: "user 'wimplepimp' wrote on such and such forum that the attacks were a shocking act of cowardice."
It seems that in the past 18 months it has become acceptable for mainstream news outlets to use the internet as a source for their reporting, and it annoys the hell out of me. Four reasons:
a) By the time it makes it to the television/paper, we've already seen it; you've missed the boat. Get some fresh, "real" news.
b) Shit quality youtube videos being broadcast on high definition digital television.
c) Get some fucking accurate sources! The internet is perhaps the biggest bullshit artist in the history of lying. In fact, if the internet was a person, it would be OJ Simpson.
d) Laziness. Do some work and get some real news. The fact that they're all reporting stuff from the internet indicates that they're doing the same thing the rest of the population does all day: surfing the net instead of doing what they're supposed to be doing.
May-27-2009 20:27
MrJiveBoJingles
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.
The Internet can be a good source sometimes, but yeah, I don't think that random forum posts or YouTube should be quoted as respectable sources of information...
May-27-2009 20:41
tubularbills
Max Power!
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Middle of fucking nowhere
Re: No love: modern media and the internet
quote:
Originally posted by Domesticated
c) Get some fucking accurate sources! The internet is perhaps the biggest bullshit artist in the history of lying. In fact, if the internet was a person, it would be OJ Simpson.
BUT.....BUT....THE INTERNET! ITS SERIOUS BUSINESS!!!!!
May-27-2009 21:10
Slylee
love lockdown
Registered: May 2001
Location: Hollywood, FL
no body cares what you're sick of. fuck off.
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man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone
May-27-2009 21:10
yukii
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2008
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by Slylee
no body cares what you're sick of. fuck off.
i love this attitude.
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Posted by Omega_Blue
that's it, fuck it i'm quitting ta forever.
fuck if i'm gonna get trolled by fucking yukii. dammit!
May-27-2009 21:12
Palladium
I want you to feel pain
Registered: May 2005
Location: At the Terrace, wineing
CAMPIONS!!!
May-27-2009 21:19
Halcyon+On+On
Liebchen
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: midcoast
quote:
Originally posted by Slylee
no body cares what you're sick of. fuck off.
haaaaaaaaa
Jobless Slylee is so much more likable because she's filled with vitriolic banter.
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May-27-2009 21:53
Soeder
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Oslo, Norway
General public wants sensation, gossip and other bullshit..facts/sources would only be relevant for media if the public or judicial authorities really gave a shit.
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May-27-2009 22:00
pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion
Registered: Jul 2002
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by Slylee
no body cares what you're sick of. fuck off.
His OP was more interesting than the sum total of all your posts on TA.
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May-27-2009 23:05
Lilith
Meowsies!
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Maximum Security twilight home for cats
One of the commercial channels here actually had a show where a bunch of z-grade celebrities sat around showing off 'meme, youtube crap they found on the internet' as the program. I forgot exactly what it was called, not entirely memorable... not running any more thank god.
News shows do it because its cheap.
30seconds of some kid getting their arse kicked on a shaky mobile phone recording saves hours of actually having to do something aside from make biased comments.
May-27-2009 23:29
Sunsnail
Global Moderator
Registered: Sep 2004
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
His OP was more interesting than the sum total of all your posts on TA.
May-27-2009 23:34
meriter
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Registered: May 2009
Location:
The news on the television is designed for the manipulation of people who still watch t.v. Something you have to remember is that none of it means anything. It's not an issue. Turn it off.
i love this attitude.
